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Retintín

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1918–1977.
1918: 1 · danced 0 times1926: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 2 times1928: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 10 times1938: 1 · danced 1 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1977: 1 · danced 0 times
1918’30’40’50’60’701977
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1918: 1, 0; 1926: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 2; 1928: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 10; 1938: 1, 1; 1949: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1977: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1936 and 1969. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Retintín is a tango.

Retintín was composed by Eduardo Arolas.

The lyrics of Retintín are by Gabriel Clausi.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1910’20’30’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 31
    10 dances
    1936
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  3. Osvaldo FresedoCoro · Odeon · Aug 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdTele-Phone
    Not danced on film yet
    1918
  5. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 16
    2 dances
    1927
  6. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 24
    1 dance
    1938
  7. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  8. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  9. Enrique FranciniCBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1977
  10. Alberto MancioneInstrumental · Jun 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  11. José SalaColumbia · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  12. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  13. Lorenzo BarberoJan 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  14. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  15. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1917
  16. Salvador PizarroNot in our catalogue1928
  17. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueAug 11956
  18. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  19. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1918–1977 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2008: 1, 2016: 3, 2018: 2, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

Dante Sánchez & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20072025 · 2:48

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGaston Torelli & Mariela Sametband2006
  2. The 2010sCarlitos Espinoza & Noelia Hurtado2018
  3. The 2020sDante Sánchez & Roxana Suárez2025

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/575

Single source

tango.info · T0370025663

Single source

MusicBrainz · 3aafa095-0890-373d-84de-8945a84460d4source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Eduardo Arolas

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Gabriel Clausi

Single source

Listen

  1. RetintínFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1918
  2. RetintínTípica Victor1926
  3. RetintínFrancisco Canaro1927
  4. RetintínOsvaldo Fresedo · Coro · no clip yet1928
  5. RetintínJuan D'Arienzo1936
  6. RetintínFrancisco Canaro1938
  7. RetintínFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1949
  8. RetintínAlberto Mancione · no clip yet1951
  9. RetintínLorenzo Barbero · no clip yet1952
  10. RetintínJosé Sala · no clip yet1953
  11. RetintínFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1959
  12. RetintínMariano Mores · no clip yet1967

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