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Desorientado

Music by Miguel Caló, lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1955–1986.
1955: 1 · danced 1 times1956: 1 · danced 6 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1986: 1 · danced 0 times
1955’60’70’801986
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1955: 1, 1; 1956: 1, 6; 1962: 1, 0; 1986: 1, 0

  1. José Basso recorded it in 1962 and 1986.

    How we know

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

Desorientado is a tango.

Desorientado was composed by Miguel Caló.

The lyrics of Desorientado are by Elizardo Martínez Vilas.

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Credit

Music
Miguel Caló
Lyrics
Elizardo Martínez Vilas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1950’60’70’80

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

  1. Miguel CalóMost dancedCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Apr 6
    6 dances
    1956
  2. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdOscar Peralta · Pampa · Dec 14
    1 dance
    1955
  3. José BassoJorge Durán · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  4. José BassoEduardo Borda
    Not danced on film yet
    1986

Danced to it

Music from 1955–1986 · danced on film 2014–2023

20142023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2023: 2

Gianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino3:33

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFausto Carpino & Stephanie Fesneau2014
  2. The 2020sGianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino2023

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/2885

Single source

tango.info · T0370367182

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Miguel Caló

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas

Single source

Listen

  1. DesorientadoEdgardo Donato · Oscar Peralta1955
  2. DesorientadoMiguel Caló · Carlos Roldán1956
  3. DesorientadoJosé Basso · Jorge Durán · no clip yet1962
  4. DesorientadoJosé Basso · Eduardo Borda · no clip yet1986

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