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Song

Para ti madre

Music by José Mocciola, lyrics by Venancio Clauso. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1932

  1. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1948
  2. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta1932
  3. Osmar MadernaPedro Datila · Mario Corrales1949
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1972

Versions of Para ti madre recorded 1932–1972

Para ti madre was composed by José Mocciola.† The lyrics of Para ti madre are by Venancio Clauso.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

12 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Mocciola
Words
Venancio Clauso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1948 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1932 to 1972.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Para ti madre by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 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. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedPara ti madreAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantevalsOdeon
    9 dances
    1948
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPara ti madreFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustavalsOdeon
    No match yet
    1932
  3. Osmar MadernaPara ti madreOsmar MadernaPedro Datila, Mario CorralesvalsRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1949
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoPara ti madreLos Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüevalsMusic Hall
    1 dance
    1972
  5. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Para ti madre

One recording

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

Alfredo De Angelis

Para ti madreAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantevalsOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 8 Performances

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2015EMBRACE BERLIN · 2018 · 3:01

Danced to it

Music from 1932–1972 · danced on film 2010–2021

20102021
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2012: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 2, 2021: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónEMBRACE BERLIN · 2018
  2. The 2020sSofiya Seminskaya & Norair Arakelyan2021

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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 catalogues3

tango.info · T0370022379

TodoTango · tema/3066

MusicBrainz · f2ae5c7e-2e61-4ae1-96f9-e8116ebab8fasource

Composer1

Composed by José Mocciola

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Venancio Clauso

Listen

  1. Para ti madreFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustavalsOdeon
  2. Para ti madreAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantevalsOdeon
  3. Para ti madreOsmar MadernaPedro Datila, Mario CorralesvalsRCA Victor
  4. Para ti madreLos Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüevalsMusic Hall

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