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Un alma buena

Music by Aquiles Aguilar, lyrics by José María Contursi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–1972.
1952: 2 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 4 times
1952’60’701972
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1952: 2, 0; 1972: 1, 4

The lyrics of Un alma buena are by José María Contursi.†

Credit

Music
Aquiles Aguilar
Lyrics
José María Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1950’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Nov 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  2. Miguel CalóMost dancedAlberto Podestá · Embassy
    4 dances
    1972
  3. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdJulio Sosa · Feb 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  4. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Feb 61952
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCarlos Paiva

Danced to it

Music from 1952–1972 · danced on film 2017–2022

20172022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2017: 1, 2022: 1

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2023Viva La Pepa · 2:57

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sCristian Palomo & Melisa Sacchi2017
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Magdalena Valdez2022

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370287210

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3801

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by José María Contursi

Single source

Listen

  1. Un alma buenaOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Julio Sosa · no clip yet1952
  2. Un alma buenaJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1952
  3. Un alma buenaMiguel Caló · Alberto Podestá1972

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