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Song

El potro

Music by Pintín Castellanos. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1949–1971.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1949

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1949
  2. Miguel Villasboas1971

Versions of El potro recorded 1949–1971

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

15 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pintín Castellanos
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1949 to 1971.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of El potro 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. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedEl potroJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
    15 dances
    1949
  2. Miguel VillasboasEl potroMiguel Villasboasmilonga
    No match yet
    1971
All recordings of El potro

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

El potroJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 15 Performances

Jose Luis Salvo & Carla RossiWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2018Tango Salon Extremo · 2023 · 2:24

Danced to it

Music from 1949–1971 · danced on film 2011–2023

20112023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2015: 3, 2016: 3, 2017: 1, 2023: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sBrenno Marques & Eva IciksonViva La Pepa · 2016
  2. The 2020sJose Luis Salvo & Carla RossiTango Salon Extremo · 2023

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

2 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Brenno Marques and Eva Icikson

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1YoDomingo Federico, 1945
    2. 2El bulin de la calle AyacuchoAníbal Troilo, 1941
    3. 3El potroJuan D'Arienzo, 1949
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Carla Rossi and Jose Luis Salvo

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Si sos brujoAlfredo Gobbi, 1953
    2. 2Con todo mi corazónJuan D'Arienzo, 1946
    3. 3El potroJuan D'Arienzo, 1949
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

No published facts yet. Facts appear here, each with its source, as they are collected.

Listen

  1. El potroJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
  2. El potroMiguel Villasboasmilonga

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