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Sentencia

Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1926

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseRicardo Medina1959
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1947
  3. Julio De Caro1926

Versions of Sentencia recorded 1926–1959

Sentencia was composed by Pedro Maffia.† The lyrics of Sentencia are by Celedonio Flores.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Maffia
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1926 to 1959.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Sentencia by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

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

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  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedSentenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRicardo MedinatangoOdeon
    3 dances
    1959
  2. Alfredo De AngelisSentenciaAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeonMeasured automatically · 121 BPM · C major
    No match yet
    1947
  3. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdSentenciaJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1926
  4. Eduardo PereyraNot in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · May 171926
  5. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
  6. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueRosita Quiroga
All recordings of Sentencia

One recording

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Osvaldo Pugliese

SentenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRicardo MedinatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1959 · danced on film 2025

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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