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Cuando un viejo se enamora · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942

Music by Rodolfo Sciammarella, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Cuando un viejo se enamora · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 was sung by Roberto Rufino.† Cuando un viejo se enamora · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 is a milonga.† Cuando un viejo se enamora · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 lasts 02:09.† Cuando un viejo se enamora · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942: A funny milonga about an old man in love who wears a corset at night and does not smile for fear his false teeth fall out.†

Credit

Music
Rodolfo Sciammarella
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1940

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · Jul 29
    26 dances
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Jun 30
    12 dances
    1942

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2009–2022

20092022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 5, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1

Diego Amorín & Ines MuzzopappaWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20072017 · 2:06

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJorge Pahl & Antonia Barrera2009
  2. The 2010sDiego Amorín & Ines Muzzopappa2017
  3. The 2020sDiego Amorín & Cecilia Capello2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance

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. 1Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Cartón junaoJuan D'Arienzo, 1947 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002336846-1-4

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tango.info · 02480002005063-1-19

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tango.info · 02480002718680-2-1

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tango.info · 02480002335498-2-3

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tango.info · 00743218369926-1-2

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tango.info · 00828767207025-1-3

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Singers1

Sung by Roberto Rufino

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Is a1

Is a milonga

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Duration1

Duration 02:09

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 101.3

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Audio feature 0.923

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Audio feature G

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Audio feature major

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Audio feature 0.848

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Audio feature -20.9

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Audio feature 0.408

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Audio feature 0.251

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Audio feature 0.351

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.649

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Audio feature step

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Notes1

A funny milonga about an old man in love who wears a corset at night and does not smile for fear his false teeth fall out.

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. Cuando un viejo se enamoraFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán1942

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