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Rodríguez Peña

Music by Vicente Greco. 31 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1987.

Who recorded it

Every version31

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Juan D'Arienzo19381965
  2. Carlos Di Sarli194519521956
  3. Osvaldo Fresedo19271942
  4. Edgardo Donato1939
  5. Alfredo De Angelis1980
  6. Francisco Canaro192619271953

Versions of Rodríguez Peña recorded 1926–1987

Rodríguez Peña is a tango.

Rodríguez Peña was composed by Vicente Greco.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

22 orchestras recorded it

31 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Vicente Greco
Words
not yet cited · help fill it
Written
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First played
1911, Salón Rodríguez Peña

Source: TangoCloud catalogue · the premiere

Lyrics

Español

Llora mi corazón en el silencio del arrabal al ver que todo cambiado está. Honda recordación del romancesco pasado aquel que tanto amé. Adiós, Rodríguez Peña de mi alegre juventud. Rincón que al evocar me acerca al tierno bien que fuera como un astro del hermoso ensueño azul que en mi rodar incierto no olvidé y mi tango que se hermana con mi gran sentir suspira al comprender que ya no volverán las tardes y las noches que contento compartí con los muchachos de ese tiempo ideal. Tango de mis glorias, que repito con mi fiel canción, tango que sonriendo con mi diosa lo bailé. Quiero, tango lindo, que me arrulles con tu dulce voz, como aquellos días venturosos del ayer.

English · machine translation

My heart cries in the silence of the suburb to see everything changed. Deep remembrance of the romantic past that I loved so much. Farewell, Rodriguez Peña of my joyful youth. Corner that when I evoke brings me closer to the tender goodness that was like a star of the beautiful blue reverie that I did not forget in my uncertain journey and my tango, which is sister to my great sentiment sighs when I realize that the afternoons and nights the afternoons and evenings that I happily shared with the boys of that ideal time. Tango of my glories, that I repeat with my faithful song, tango that smiling with my goddess I danced it. I want, beautiful tango that you lull me to sleep with your sweet voice, like those days of yesterday.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 31 recordings of this song by 22 orchestras, 1926 to 1987.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Rodríguez Peña by year, taller the more they are danced · 31 of 31 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

31 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 27 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, with 77% of the 31 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

7 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Adolfo CarabelliRodríguez PeñaAdolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómeztango
    2 dances · 6%
    1932
  2. Típica VictorRodríguez PeñaTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 3%
    1927
  3. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoRodríguez PeñaCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
    1 dance · 3%
    1937
  4. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Rodríguez PeñaQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1938
  5. Trío Ciriaco OrtizRodríguez PeñaTrío Ciriaco Ortizinstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1938
  6. Edgardo DonatoRodríguez PeñaEdgardo Donatotango
    No match yet
    1939
  7. Héctor VarelaRodríguez PeñaHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1957
  8. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Rodríguez PeñaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1959
  9. Domingo FedericoRodríguez PeñaDomingo FedericotangoTrío
    No match yet
    1960
  10. Primo CorchiaRodríguez PeñaPrimo CorchiatangoMusidisc
    No match yet
    1960
  11. Mariano MoresRodríguez PeñaMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1967
  12. Osvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto MarabúRodríguez PeñaOsvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto MarabútangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1969
  13. José BassoRodríguez PeñaJosé Bassotango
    No match yet
    1970
  14. Fulvio SalamancaRodríguez PeñaFulvio Salamancatango
    No match yet
    1975
All recordings of Rodríguez Peña

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Rodríguez PeñaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 25 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1987 · danced on film 2007–2025

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

2007: 3, 2008: 2, 2010: 2, 2011: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

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. Gianpiero Galdi and Lorena Tarantino

    2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Rodríguez PeñaCarlos Di Sarli, 1945
    2. 2El marneJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3PercalMiguel Caló, 1943
    4. 4Soñar y nada masAlfredo De Angelis, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Empezaron a tocar, estábamos así, y Pugliese estaba con el piano ahí, pero de espaldas, en Apolo, ahí en Sarmiento y Rodríguez Peña, por ahí.

    They started playing, we were like that, and Pugliese was there at the piano, but with his back to us, over at Apolo, on Sarmiento and Rodríguez Peña, thereaboutsTangopedia translation

    Roberto Álvarez · ROBERTO ÁLVAREZ Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 28:22

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