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Al cerrar los ojos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1943

Osvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor
Music by Manuel Buzón, lyrics by César Vedani. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Manuel Buzon, 1942

  1. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa1943
  2. Manuel BuzonOsvaldo Moreno1942

Recorded on Aug 25, 1943, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1943

19351954

Osvaldo Fresedo: With Serpa period, 1942–1946

Al cerrar los ojos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1943 was sung by Oscar Serpa.† Al cerrar los ojos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1943 is a tango.† Al cerrar los ojos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1943 lasts 02:49.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Buzón
Words
César Vedani
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Fresedo’s 1943 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Al cerrar los ojos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1943 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoMost dancedAl cerrar los ojosOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1943
  2. Manuel BuzonEarliest we holdAl cerrar los ojosManuel BuzonOsvaldo Morenotango
    No match yet
    1942

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Osvaldo Fresedo

Al cerrar los ojosOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Aug 25, 1943.

  1. Nuestra casitaOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002043904-1-5

tango.info · 02480002701606-1-1

tango.info · 02480002002819-1-14

tango.info · 03149024230929-1-2

tango.info · 07798108080521-2-8

Singers1

Sung by Oscar Serpa

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:49

Audio feature14

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.936

Audio feature F

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.754

Audio feature -23.4

Audio feature 0.302

Audio feature 0.184

Audio feature 0.374

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.626

Audio feature 125.6

Audio feature 62.8

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Al cerrar los ojosManuel BuzonOsvaldo Moreno

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