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Sombra de humo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1951

Osvaldo FresedoArmando GarridotangoColumbia
Music by Roberto Pansera. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1951–1951.

Pinned at 1951 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · 3 applied periods in gold

Sombra de humo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1951 was sung by Armando Garrido.† Sombra de humo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1951 is a tango.† Sombra de humo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1951 lasts 03:25.†

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

53 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Roberto Pansera
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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1951 to 1951.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdMost dancedSombra de humoOsvaldo FresedoArmando GarridotangoColumbia
    53 dances
    1951

One recording

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Osvaldo Fresedo

Sombra de humoOsvaldo FresedoArmando GarridotangoColumbia

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 54 Performances

Mariano Chicho Frúmboli & Moira CastellanoBrussels Tango Festival · 2018 · 4:02

Danced to it

Music from 1951 · danced on film 2012–2026

20122026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 3, 2013: 1, 2015: 3, 2017: 2, 2018: 7, 2019: 5, 2022: 3, 2023: 7, 2024: 2, 2025: 6, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Moira CastellanoBrussels Tango Festival · 2018
  2. The 2020sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2022

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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. 1El motivoAníbal Troilo, 1961 · danced together in 6 Performances
  2. 2El Tigre MillánJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 4 Performances
  3. 3A Evaristo CarriegoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1985 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. 4TemoTípica Victor, 1940 · danced together in 3 Performances
  5. 5El espianteJulio De Caro, 1939 · danced together in 3 Performances
  6. 6Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7MiedoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8RawsonJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9ShushetaCarlos Di Sarli, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10Ficha de oroAníbal Troilo, 1942 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

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In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002043935-1-18

tango.info · 02480002028918-1-2

tango.info · 04024236201839-1-5

tango.info · 00724349537729-1-17

tango.info · 02480002031345-1-11

tango.info · 05099964049120-5-3

Singers1

Sung by Armando Garrido

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:25

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Sombra de humoOsvaldo FresedoArmando Garrido

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