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Tormenta

Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1962.
1939: 2 · danced 29 times1954: 1 · danced 206 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times
1939’50’601962
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1939: 2, 29; 1954: 1, 206; 1962: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli’s 1954 version holds 87% of its dancing (206 of 235).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 4 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Tormenta was composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo.† The lyrics of Tormenta are by Enrique Santos Discepolo.†

Credit

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Lyrics
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50’60

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedMario Pomar · RCA Victor · Sep 8
    206 dances
    1954
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdErnesto Famá · Odeon · Mar 28
    29 dances
    1939
  3. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar · RCA Victor · Mar 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1939
  4. José BassoFloreal Ruiz · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueTania · Jan 111938
  6. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  7. Rodolfo LesicaNot in our catalogue
  8. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueRodolfo Lesica

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1962 · danced on film 2000–2026

20002026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2000: 2, 2007: 1, 2008: 6, 2009: 15, 2010: 9, 2011: 19, 2012: 18, 2013: 14, 2014: 23, 2015: 18, 2016: 24, 2017: 16, 2018: 21, 2019: 7, 2020: 1, 2021: 5, 2022: 7, 2023: 12, 2024: 11, 2025: 4, 2026: 6

Sebastián Acosta & Lorena Gonzalez CattaneoWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20142014 · 3:43

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Antar & Kara Wenham2009
  2. The 2010sSebastián Acosta & Lorena Gonzalez Cattaneo2014
  3. The 2020sSebastián Achaval & Cecilia Berra2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  2. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  3. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370028617

Single source

TodoTango · tema/477

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo

Single source

Listen

  1. TormentaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1939
  2. TormentaFrancisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar1939
  3. TormentaCarlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar1954
  4. TormentaJosé Basso · Floreal Ruiz · no clip yet1962

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