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Por las calles de la vida

Music by Enrique Cadícamo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1942
  2. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1943

Versions of Por las calles de la vida recorded 1942–1943

Por las calles de la vida was composed by Enrique Cadícamo.† The lyrics of Por las calles de la vida are by Enrique Cadícamo.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Cadícamo
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1943 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, 1942 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Por las calles de la vida by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdPor las calles de la vidaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA VictorMeasured automatically · 126 BPM
    No match yet
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroMost dancedPor las calles de la vidaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán · Dec 291942
  4. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  5. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero
All recordings of Por las calles de la vida

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Por las calles de la vidaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Matvey Gotlib & Anna Gavrilova2010 · 4:27

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1943 · danced on film 2010

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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 catalogues3

tango.info · T0370193057

TodoTango · tema/516

MusicBrainz · a1ae9178-05c3-4829-984a-c5c4c153d18asource

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Cadícamo

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo

Listen

  1. Por las calles de la vidaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Por las calles de la vidaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon

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