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El simpático

Music by Juan Santini. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–1988.

El simpático was composed by Juan Santini.††

Credit

Music
Juan Santini

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Domingo FedericoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 251950
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 19195175 dances
  3. Enrique MoraInstrumental · Jan 241952
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoInstrumental · Music Hall1988

Danced to it

Music from 1950–1988 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 3, 2014: 8, 2015: 9, 2016: 2, 2017: 5, 2018: 9, 2019: 2, 2020: 6, 2021: 1, 2022: 5, 2023: 3, 2024: 4, 2025: 7, 2026: 7

Juan Malizia & Manuela RossiWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20142015 · 4:48

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJuan Malizia & Manuela Rossi2015
  2. The 2020sFabián Peralta & Noelia Hurtado2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19501988

1950: 1, 1951: 1, 1952: 1, 1988: 1

Composer1

Composed by Juan Santini

Supported · 2

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370034993

Single source

MusicBrainz · 51bec018-2f5f-4bb8-96aa-d0f75cf52f08source

Single source

Listen

  1. El simpáticoDomingo Federico · no clip yet1950
  2. El simpáticoJuan D'Arienzo1951
  3. El simpáticoEnrique Mora · no clip yet1952
  4. El simpáticoLos Solistas De D'Arienzo · no clip yet1988

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