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Prohibido

Music by Manuel Sucher, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1953–1954.
1953: 3 · danced 9 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times
19531954
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1953: 3, 9; 1954: 1, 0

Prohibido is a tango.

Prohibido was composed by Manuel Sucher.

The lyrics of Prohibido are by Carlos Bahr.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Manuel Sucher
Lyrics
Carlos Bahr

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

1950

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

  1. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedOscar Larroca · Odeon · Oct 6
    9 dances
    1953
  2. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso · Odeon · Mar 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  3. José SalaAlfredo Belusi · Columbia · Oct 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdPablo Moreno · Sep 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  5. Ranko FujisawaNot in our catalogue1953
  6. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos1953
  7. Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · Jun 91953
  8. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our cataloguePablo Moreno · Sep 221953
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Oct 301953
  10. Joaquín Do ReyesNot in our catalogue1954
  11. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueClaudio Bergé · Jan 131969

Danced to it

Music from 1953–1954 · danced on film 2008–2025

20082025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2013: 2, 2017: 1, 2019: 1, 2025: 1

Sebastian Jimenez & Agostina TarchiniWorld Champion · Tango Escenario 2017 · World Champion · Tango de Salón 2010Sarajevo Tango Festival · 2025 · 3:36

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sMariana Dragone & Tate Di Chiazza2008
  2. The 2010sGianpiero Galdi & Nantia Xronidou Solo2013
  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. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. 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

TodoTango · tema/76

Single source

tango.info · T0370269649

Single source

MusicBrainz · 38b4b0da-48af-4692-8d22-ea970ab0b046source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Sucher

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Bahr

Single source

Listen

  1. ProhibidoOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Pablo Moreno1953
  2. ProhibidoAlfredo De Angelis · Oscar Larroca1953
  3. ProhibidoJosé Sala · Alfredo Belusi · no clip yet1953
  4. ProhibidoFrancisco Canaro · Mario Alonso1954

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