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Muchachita porteña

Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1940

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré1942
  2. Francisco CanaroFrancisco Amor1940

Versions of Muchachita porteña recorded 1940–1942

Muchachita porteña is a vals.

Muchachita porteña was composed by Mariano Mores.

The lyrics of Muchachita porteña 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
Mariano Mores
Words
Alberto Vacarezza
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1940 to 1942.
1940
Recordings of Muchachita porteña 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 · 2 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMuchachita porteñaJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurévalsRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMuchachita porteñaFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon
    No match yet
    1940
  3. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogueHéctor Mauré1959
  4. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Muchachita porteña

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Muchachita porteñaJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurévalsRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Danced to it

Music from 1940–1942 · danced on film 2019

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

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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

TodoTango · tema/2624

tango.info · T0370124712

MusicBrainz · edc53eb0-9ebb-4c23-947f-3f31c946f8e5source

Is a1

Is a Vals

Composer1

Composed by Mariano Mores

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza

Listen

  1. Muchachita porteñaFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon
  2. Muchachita porteñaJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurévalsRCA Victor

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