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Song

Si se salva el pibe

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1968.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1933

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1944
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1933
  3. Armando PontierJorge Durán1968
  4. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Versions of Si se salva el pibe recorded 1933–1968

Si se salva el pibe is a tango.

Si se salva el pibe was published in 1933.

Si se salva el pibe was composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO.

The lyrics of Si se salva el pibe are by Celedonio Flores.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1933 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1933 to 1968.
1930’40’50’60
Recordings of Si se salva el pibe by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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  1. Ricardo TanturiSi se salva el pibeRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor1944
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdSi se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon1933
  3. Armando PontierSi se salva el pibeArmando PontierJorge Durántango1968
  4. Francisco FiorentinoSi se salva el pibeFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango1945
  5. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 171933
  6. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · May 191945
  7. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1962
  8. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
  9. Víctor BuchinoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
All recordings of Si se salva el pibe

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

Si se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
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In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/108

tango.info · Z0000027385

MusicBrainz · baac0873-fedd-4b58-a0e2-93068187711asource

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1933

Composer1

Composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

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  1. Si se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  2. Si se salva el pibeRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
  3. Si se salva el pibeFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
  4. Si se salva el pibeArmando PontierJorge Durántango

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