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El Chino Pantaleón

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Francisco Canaro. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1953.
1942: 2 · danced 2 times1953: 1 · danced 6 times
1942’501953
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 2, 2; 1953: 1, 6

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1942 and 1953.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El Chino Pantaleón was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of El Chino Pantaleón are by Francisco Canaro.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1940’50

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Jan 13
    1 dance
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroMost dancedAlberto Arenas, Mario Alonso · Odeon · Mar 25
    6 dances
    1953
  3. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz · RCA Victor · Jun 17
    1 dance
    1942

Danced to it

El Chino Perico3:05

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000058062

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1206

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Listen

  1. El Chino PantaleónFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán1942
  2. El Chino PantaleónFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz1942
  3. El Chino PantaleónFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas, Mario Alonso1953

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