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Al compás de un tango

Music by Alberto Suárez Villanueva, lyrics by Oscar Rubens. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Lucio Demare, 1942

  1. Ricardo TanturiAlberto Castillo1942
  2. Lucio DemareJuan Carlos Miranda1942

Versions of Al compás de un tango recorded 1942

Al compás de un tango is a tango.

Al compás de un tango was published in 1942.

Al compás de un tango was composed by Alberto Suárez Villanueva.

The lyrics of Al compás de un tango are by Oscar Rubens.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

22 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alberto Suárez Villanueva
Words
Oscar Rubens
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ricardo Tanturi’s 1942 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.
1940
Recordings of Al compás de un tango by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedAl compás de un tangoRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    16 dances
    1942
  2. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdAl compás de un tangoLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandatangoOdeon
    6 dances
    1942
  3. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1959
  4. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1960
  5. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1975
All recordings of Al compás de un tango

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

Al compás de un tangoRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 16 Performances

Jonathan Spitel & Betsabet FloresWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20092011 · 2:46

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2023: 1, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDamian Lobato2008
  2. The 2010sJonathan Spitel & Betsabet Flores2011
  3. The 2020sCyntia Palacios & Sebastian BolivarLisbon Tango Festival · 2026

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1804

tango.info · T0370179706

MusicBrainz · 34e5e93f-3844-4282-90e9-be4dc7d1bc3asource

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1942

Composer1

Composed by Alberto Suárez Villanueva

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Oscar Rubens

Listen

  1. Al compás de un tangoLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandatangoOdeon
  2. Al compás de un tangoRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor

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