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Song

Sorbos amargos

Music by Lucio Demare, lyrics by Agustin Irusta. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1951.

Versions of Sorbos amargos recorded 1932–1951

Sorbos amargos is a tango.

Sorbos amargos was composed by Lucio Demare.

The lyrics of Sorbos amargos are by Agustin Irusta and Roberto Fugazot.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

25 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Lucio Demare
Words
Agustin Irusta
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1932 to 1951.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Sorbos amargos by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

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  1. Lucio DemareMost dancedSorbos amargosLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandatangoOdeon
    25 dances
    1942
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdSorbos amargosFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1932
  3. Alberto MancioneSorbos amargosAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesmatango
    No match yet
    1951
  4. Adolfo CarabelliNot in our catalogueCharlo · May 111932

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

Sorbos amargosLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandatangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 24 Performances

Ezequiel Lopez & Camila Alegre & Facundo Piñero & Vanesa VillalbaWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20152025 · 3:39

Danced to it

Music from 1932–1951 · danced on film 2013–2025

20132025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 2, 2014: 4, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2023: 3, 2025: 4

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sCoca Cartery & Osvaldo Cartery2013
  2. The 2020sEzequiel Lopez & Camila Alegre & Facundo Piñero & Vanesa Villalba2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances

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every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/3557

tango.info · T0370027498

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Lucio Demare

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Agustin Irusta

Lyrics by Roberto Fugazot

Listen

  1. Sorbos amargosFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
  2. Sorbos amargosLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandatangoOdeon
  3. Sorbos amargosAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesmatango

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