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Song

Desencanto · 1959

Virginia Luquetango
Music by Enrique Santos Discepolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1947.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Enrique Santos Discepolo, 1937

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1937
  2. Enrique Santos DiscepoloTania1937
  3. Alberto Marino1947

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

11 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Words
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Enrique Santos Discepolo’s 1937 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1937 to 1947.
1930’40
Recordings of Desencanto · 1959 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Francisco CanaroDesencantoFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1937
  2. Enrique Santos DiscepoloEarliest we holdMost dancedDesencantoEnrique Santos DiscepoloTaniatango
    6 dances
    1937
  3. Alberto MarinoDesencantoAlberto Marinosungtango
    4 dances
    1947
  4. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueTania · Feb 11937
  5. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueAlberto Tagle1939
  6. Emilio BalcarceNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino · Jul 181947
  7. Tito RiberoNot in our catalogueVirginia Luque1959
  8. Virginia LuqueNot in our catalogue1960
  9. Floreal RuízNot in our catalogue
  10. Néstor FabiánNot in our catalogue
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueOscar Alonso

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  1. DesencantoEnrique Santos DiscepoloTania

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