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Botines viejos

Music by Juan de Dios Filiberto, lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1932

  1. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1932
  2. Juan de Dios FilibertoJorge Alonso1959

Versions of Botines viejos recorded 1932–1959

Botines viejos was composed by Juan de Dios Filiberto.† The lyrics of Botines viejos are by Alberto Vacarezza.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan de Dios Filiberto
Words
Alberto Vacarezza
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1932 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1932 to 1959.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Botines viejos by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedBotines viejosFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1932
  2. Juan de Dios FilibertoBotines viejosJuan de Dios FilibertoJorge Alonsotango
    No match yet
    1959
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Mar 271930
  4. Juan de Dios FilibertoNot in our catalogue1932
  5. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini
All recordings of Botines viejos

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Botines viejosFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Christina Gómez & Borja Alkalde Sainz2020 · 3:30

Danced to it

Music from 1932–1959 · danced on film 2020

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. Borja Alkalde Sainz and Christina Gómez

    2020 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Tarde grisMiguel Caló, 1946
    2. 2Recuerdos de la PampaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3La bordonaAníbal Troilo, 1958
    4. 4Botines viejosFrancisco Canaro, 1932
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370087992

TodoTango · tema/1196

Composer1

Composed by Juan de Dios Filiberto

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza

Listen

  1. Botines viejosFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  2. Botines viejosJuan de Dios FilibertoJorge Alonsotango

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