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El huérfano

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1955.
1942: 1 · danced 0 times1945: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 1 · danced 1 times
1942’501955
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 1, 0; 1945: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1955: 1, 1

The lyrics of El huérfano are by Francisco García Jiménez.† El huérfano was composed by Anselmo Aieta.†

Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940’50

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

  1. Enrique RodríguezEarliest we holdArmando Moreno · Odeon · Jan 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedCarlos Dante · Odeon · Apr 26
    1 dance
    1955
  3. Domingo FedericoCarlos Vidal · RCA Victor · May 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Alberto CastilloApr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  5. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogue1922
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1922
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  8. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1955 · danced on film 2014

Giuseppe Lotito & Cristina Scimè2014 · 1:20

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370078195

Single source

TodoTango · tema/114

Single source

MusicBrainz · 07f84d54-b4fc-46ec-b2a5-64194fc71889source

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Anselmo Aietasource

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Listen

  1. El huérfanoEnrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno1942
  2. El huérfanoDomingo Federico · Carlos Vidal1945
  3. El huérfanoAlberto Castillo · Alberto Castillo · no clip yet1949
  4. El huérfanoAlfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante1955

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