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Mala pinta · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944

Osvaldo Pugliesesinger unknowntangoOdeon
Music by Francisco de Caro, Julio de Caro. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1956.

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Early years, 1943–1945

Mala pinta · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 has matrix number 14332.† Mala pinta · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944: The closing, most intense Pugliese track of the night, built around a long held bandoneón note from Osvaldo Ruggiero.†

The work

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Music
Francisco de Caro, Julio de Caro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1928 to 1956.

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1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Mala pinta · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedMala pintaOsvaldo Pugliesesinger unknowntangoOdeon
    22 dances
    1944
  2. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdMala pintaJulio De Carosinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  3. Julio De CaroMala pintaJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango
    1 dance
    1951
  4. Carlos FigariMala pintaCarlos Figarisinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  5. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 3, 2015: 1, 2018: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2025: 1

Sebastian Jimenez & Agostina TarchiniWorld Champion · Tango Escenario 2017 · World Champion · Tango de Salón 20102022 · 2:53

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sPancho Martinez Pey & Milena Plebs2012
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Agostina Tarchini2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings1

Recorded in Buenos AiresDec 12, 1944

Matrix number1

Matrix number 14332Dec 12, 1944

Labels1

Released on OdeonDec 12, 1944

Audio feature11

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.934

Audio feature B

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.797

Audio feature -24.6

Audio feature 0.309

Audio feature 0.369

Audio feature 0.036

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.962

Notes1

The closing, most intense Pugliese track of the night, built around a long held bandoneón note from Osvaldo Ruggiero.

Listen

  1. Mala pintaJulio De Carosinger unknown

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