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El apache argentino

Music by Manuel Aróztegui. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1974.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1944

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1944
  2. Alfredo De Angelis1969
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1955
  4. Orquesta Francini-Pontier1949
  5. Florindo Sassone1974

Versions of El apache argentino recorded 1944–1974

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Aróztegui
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)’s 1955 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1944 to 1974.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of El apache argentino by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

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 holdEl apache argentinoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1944
  2. Alfredo De AngelisEl apache argentinoAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1969
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Most dancedEl apache argentinoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    3 dances
    1955
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEl apache argentinoOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
    No match yet
    1949
  5. Florindo SassoneEl apache argentinoFlorindo SassonetangoPaís
    No match yet
    1974
  6. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue1913
  7. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue1942
  8. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueDec 171948
  9. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueNov 101949
  10. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueNov 211952
  11. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogueNov 91953
  12. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueDec 111953
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueApr 281955
  14. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1975
  15. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue
  16. Ariel RamírezNot in our catalogue
  17. Genaro EspósitoNot in our catalogue
  18. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue
  19. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue
  20. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
All recordings of El apache argentino

One recording

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

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)

El apache argentinoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Soledad CHAVES2005 · 2:46

Danced to it

Music from 1944–1974 · danced on film 2005–2025

20052025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2014: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sSoledad CHAVES2005
  2. The 2010sCarlos Copello & Anabela Brogioli2014
  3. The 2020sGuille Barrionuevo & Guillermo Peque & Amaia Zugadi2025

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370001549

TodoTango · tema/1911

Listen

  1. El apache argentinoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. El apache argentinoOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
  3. El apache argentinoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
  4. El apache argentinoAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  5. El apache argentinoFlorindo SassonetangoPaís

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