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Francia

Music by Octavio Barbero, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–2009.
1935: 1 · danced 29 times1943: 1 · danced 0 times2009: 1 · danced 2 times
1935’50’60’70’80’90’002009
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1935: 1, 29; 1943: 1, 0; 2009: 1, 2

Francia was composed by Octavio Barbero.† The lyrics of Francia are by Carlos Pesce.†

Credit

Music
Octavio Barbero
Lyrics
Carlos Pesce

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 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 · Oct 3
    29 dances
    1935
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Jun 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  3. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)
    2 dances
    2009
  4. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueJun 71943
  5. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueMay 41951
  6. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueJan 211972
  7. Ariel RamírezNot in our catalogue1975
  8. Los TubatangoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1935–2009 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 3, 2017: 1, 2019: 1, 2025: 4, 2026: 3

Sebastián Acosta & Laura D'AnnaWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20142016 · 3:26

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sSebastián Acosta & Laura D'Anna2016
  2. The 2020sDiego Ortega & Aldana Silveyra2025

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  2. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370013481

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3532

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Octavio Barbero

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Pesce

Single source

Listen

  1. FranciaJuan D'Arienzo1935
  2. FranciaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1943
  3. FranciaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)2009

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