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De pura cepa

Music by Roberto Firpo, lyrics by Benjamín Tagle Lara. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1948.
1934: 1 · danced 1 times1943: 1 · danced 1 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times
1934’401948
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1934: 1, 1; 1943: 1, 1; 1948: 1, 0

De pura cepa was composed by Roberto Firpo.† The lyrics of De pura cepa are by Benjamín Tagle Lara.†

Credit

Music
Roberto Firpo
Lyrics
Benjamín Tagle Lara

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

1930’40

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

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 5
    1 dance
    1943
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdMost dancedCarlos Varela · Odeon · Aug 9
    1 dance
    1934
  3. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Jan 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  4. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue1979

Danced to it

Jorge Firpo & Diana Mestre2:56

Where it is danced

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

  1. La MilonguitaColegiales
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370009883

Single source

TodoTango · tema/4368

Single source

MusicBrainz · e297fd69-d610-4863-b125-f9aabacd00f5source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Roberto Firpo

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Benjamín Tagle Lara

Single source

Listen

  1. De pura cepaRoberto Firpo · Carlos Varela1934
  2. De pura cepaÁngel D'Agostino1943
  3. De pura cepaCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1948

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