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El esquinazo

Music by Ángel Villoldo, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–2007.
1938: 1 · danced 15 times1939: 1 · danced 1 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 1 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1983: 1 · danced 0 times2007: 1 · danced 0 times
1938’50’60’70’80’90’002007
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1938: 1, 15; 1939: 1, 1; 1951: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 1; 1966: 1, 0; 1983: 1, 0; 2007: 1, 0

El esquinazo was composed by Ángel Villoldo.

El esquinazo is a tango.

The lyrics of El esquinazo are by Carlos Pesce and Antonio Polito.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Ángel Villoldo
Lyrics
Carlos Pesce

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 15 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 4
    15 dances
    1938
  2. Francisco CanaroOdeon · Dec 13
    1 dance
    1961
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Jul 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  4. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoMar 3
    1 dance
    1939
  5. José Basso
    Not danced on film yet
    1983
  6. Florindo SassoneOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  7. Esteban MorgadoMar 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2007
  8. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueJul 201951
  9. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1958
  10. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueEnrique Dumas1960
  11. José BassoNot in our catalogue1970
  12. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1975
  13. Trío GarufaNot in our catalogue2004
  14. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  15. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
  16. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue
  17. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
  18. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogue
  19. Sexteto Don FlorindoNot in our catalogue
  20. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Nada me importa de tu amor, golpeá nomás... el corazón me dijo, que tu amor fue una falsía, aunque juraste y juraste que eras mía. No llames más, no insistas más, yo te daré... el libro del recuerdo, para que guardes las flores del olvido porque vos lo has querido el esquinazo yo te doy. Fue por tu culpa que he tomado otro camino sin tino... Vida mía. Jamás pensé que llegaría este momento que siento, la más terrible realidad... Tu ingratitud me ha hecho sufrir un desencanto si tanto... te quería. Mas no te creas que por esto guardo encono Perdono tu más injusta falsedad.

English · machine translation

I don't care about your love, just hit me... my heart told me, that your love was a fake, although you swore and swore that you were mine. Don't call anymore, don't insist anymore, I'll give you... the book of remembrance, so that you can keep the flowers of oblivion because you wanted it the corner I give you. It was because of you that I have taken another path without sense... My life. I never thought that this moment would come that I feel, the most terrible reality... Your ingratitude has made me suffer a disenchantment if so much... I loved you so much. But don't believe that for this I harbor resentment I forgive your most unjust falsehood.

Danced to it

Music from 1938–2007 · danced on film 2011–2026

20112026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Brenno Marques & Fatima CaracochWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20242:33

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMarina Alcalde & Diego Quispe2015
  2. The 2020sHoracio Pebete Godoy & Maricel GiacominiEMBRACE BERLIN · 2023

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Ángel Villoldo

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1280

Single source

tango.info · T0370238586

Single source

MusicBrainz · b6a7fb48-61fd-44a4-a547-cc4ef94292c9source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Carlos Pesce

Single source

Lyrics by Antonio Polito

Single source

Listen

  1. El esquinazoJuan D'Arienzo1938
  2. El esquinazoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo1939
  3. El esquinazoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1951
  4. El esquinazoFrancisco Canaro1961
  5. El esquinazoFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1966
  6. El esquinazoJosé Basso · no clip yet1983
  7. El esquinazoEsteban Morgado · no clip yet2007

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