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El huracán

Music by Osvaldo Donato, Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Nolo López. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–2017.
1932: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 52 times1948: 1 · danced 19 times1950: 1 · danced 49 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times1975: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times2015: 1 · danced 26 times2017: 1 · danced 0 times
1932’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’102017
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1932: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 52; 1948: 1, 19; 1950: 1, 49; 1952: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1973: 1, 0; 1975: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 2015: 1, 26; 2017: 1, 0

  1. Edgardo Donato recorded it in 1932, 1950, 1952 and 1961.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El huracán was composed by Osvaldo Donato and Edgardo Donato.†† The lyrics of El huracán are by Nolo López.†† El huracán is a tango.†

Credit

Music
Osvaldo Donato, Edgardo Donato
Lyrics
Nolo López

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 7
    52 dances
    1944
  2. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdFélix Gutiérrez · RCA Victor · Dec 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1932
  3. Edgardo DonatoCarlos Almada · Pampa · Apr 14
    49 dances
    1950
  4. Edgardo DonatoPampa · Nov 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Edgardo DonatoAndrés Galarce · RCA Victor · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  6. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 21
    19 dances
    1948
  7. José Basso
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  8. Florindo SassoneCarmusic
    Not danced on film yet
    1973
  9. Fulvio Salamanca
    Not danced on film yet
    1975
  10. Tango BardoAug 1
    26 dances
    2015
  11. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  12. Sexteto Visceral
    Not danced on film yet
    2017
  13. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1950
  14. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1967
  15. Los Solistas de D'ArienzoNot in our catalogue1984
  16. Carlos BuonoNot in our catalogue
  17. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogue
  18. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogue
  19. Los Autenticos ReyesNot in our catalogue
  20. Solo Tango orquestaNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1932–2017 · danced on film 2007–2025

20072025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2009: 3, 2010: 18, 2011: 14, 2012: 6, 2013: 2, 2014: 6, 2015: 4, 2016: 1, 2017: 5, 2018: 7, 2019: 14, 2020: 2, 2021: 4, 2022: 7, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 3

Sebastian Jimenez & Maria Inés BogadoWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 2010Planetango · 2010 · 3:11

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sEduardo Cappussi & Mariana Flores2009
  2. The 2010sSebastian Jimenez & Maria Inés BogadoPlanetango · 2010
  3. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Agostina TarchiniSarajevo Tango Festival · 2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370015114

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TodoTango · tema/2497

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MusicBrainz · 7c2bc941-0ba8-47d8-a8d1-241f1567bf8dsource

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Composer2

Composed by Osvaldo Donato

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Composed by Edgardo Donato

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Nolo López

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Listen

  1. El huracánEdgardo Donato · Félix Gutiérrez1932
  2. El huracánJuan D'Arienzo1944
  3. El huracánAlfredo De Angelis1948
  4. El huracánEdgardo Donato · Carlos Almada1950
  5. El huracánEdgardo Donato1952
  6. El huracánEdgardo Donato · Andrés Galarce1961
  7. El huracánJosé Basso · no clip yet1970
  8. El huracánFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1973
  9. El huracánFulvio Salamanca · no clip yet1975
  10. El huracánLos Solistas De D'Arienzo · no clip yet1987
  11. El huracánTango Bardo2015
  12. El huracánno clip yet2017

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