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Isabelita

Music by Rodolfo Sciammarella, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1940.

Isabelita was composed by Rodolfo Sciammarella.†† The lyrics of Isabelita are by Manuel Romero.† Isabelita: Isabelita, a vals told from a woman's point of view and used in a 1940 film, was probably the year's single biggest tango hit, bigger than now-canonical recordings like Arrabal.†

Credit

Music
Rodolfo Sciammarella
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdFernando Díaz · RCA Victor · Aug 121940
  2. Enrique Rodríguez con su Orquesta De Todos Los RitmosArmando Moreno · Odeon · Aug 131940

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19401940

1940: 2

Composer1

Composed by Rodolfo Sciammarella

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · Z0000050292

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MusicBrainz · 60369492-60a9-4bb7-a112-8698562ad8d0source

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TodoTango · tema/890

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Single source

Notes1

Isabelita, a vals told from a woman's point of view and used in a 1940 film, was probably the year's single biggest tango hit, bigger than now-canonical recordings like Arrabal.

Single source

Listen

  1. IsabelitaFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz1940
  2. IsabelitaArmando Moreno1940

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