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Song

Dónde estás

Music by Manuel Sucher, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1957–1960.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: José Basso, 1957

  1. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán · Edmundo Rivero195819581960
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1959
  3. Osvaldo FresedoBlanca Mooney1959
  4. José BassoFloreal Ruiz1957

Versions of Dónde estás recorded 1957–1960

Dónde estás was composed by Manuel Sucher.† The lyrics of Dónde estás are by Carlos Bahr.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

11 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Sucher
Words
Carlos Bahr
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1959 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1957 to 1960.
1950’60
Recordings of Dónde estás by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedDónde estásOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
    9 dances
    1959
  3. Osvaldo FresedoDónde estásOsvaldo FresedoBlanca MooneytangoColumbia
    2 dances
    1959
  4. José BassoEarliest we holdDónde estásJosé BassoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1957
  5. Francisco TroppoliNot in our catalogueAida Denis · Apr 21958
  6. Aida DenisNot in our catalogue1959
  7. Héctor PachecoNot in our catalogue
  8. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
  9. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  10. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
All recordings of Dónde estás

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

Dónde estásOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 9 Performances

Fernando Sanchez & Ariadna NaveiraMediterranean Summer Tango Festival · 2016 · 3:48

Danced to it

Music from 1957–1960 · danced on film 2012–2019

20122019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 2, 2014: 1, 2016: 3, 2019: 3

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Ariadna Naveira and Fernando Sanchez

    Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival, 2016 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    2. 2El porteñitoÁngel D'Agostino, 1943
    3. 3La bicocaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4Dónde estásOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370246891

TodoTango · tema/73

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Sucher

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Bahr

Listen

  1. Dónde estásJosé BassoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
  2. Dónde estásCarlos Di SarliJorge DurántangoRCA Victor
  3. Dónde estásCarlos Di SarliJorge DurántangoPhilips
  4. Dónde estásOsvaldo FresedoBlanca MooneytangoColumbia
  5. Dónde estásOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
  6. Dónde estásCarlos Di SarliEdmundo RiverotangoPhilips

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