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El penado catorce

Music by Pedro Noda, Agustín Magaldi, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1947.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Típica Brunswick, 1930

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1947
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte1947
  3. Orquesta Típica Brunswick1930

Versions of El penado catorce recorded 1930–1947

El penado catorce was composed by Agustin Magaldi and Pedro Noda.† The lyrics of El penado catorce are by Carlos Pesce.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Noda, Agustín Magaldi
Words
Carlos Pesce
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1947 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1930 to 1947.
1930’40
Recordings of El penado catorce by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedEl penado catorceJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1947
  2. Miguel CalóEl penado catorceMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1947
  3. Orquesta Típica BrunswickEarliest we holdEl penado catorceOrquesta Típica BrunswicktangoBrunswick
    No match yet
    1930
  4. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogue1930
  5. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue1931
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi1931
  7. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue1932
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMaria De La Fuente · Sep 51946
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Margal1952
  10. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue
  11. Diego CentenoNot in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi
  12. Pedro NodaNot in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi
All recordings of El penado catorce

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

El penado catorceJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Gabriel Missé & Natalia Hills2009 · 2:31

Danced to it

Music from 1930–1947 · danced on film 2009

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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 · Z0000002434

TodoTango · tema/2368

Composer2

Composed by Agustin Magaldi

Composed by Pedro Noda

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Pesce

Listen

  1. El penado catorceOrquesta Típica BrunswicktangoBrunswick
  2. El penado catorceJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  3. El penado catorceMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeon

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