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Song

Un vals

Music by Horacio Salgán. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1943

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré1943
  2. Lucio DemareRaúl Berón1943
  3. Francisco LomutoCarlos Galarce1944

Versions of Un vals recorded 1943–1944

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Horacio Salgán
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Lucio Demare’s 1943 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1943 to 1944.
1940
Recordings of Un vals by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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'ArienzoEarliest we holdUn valsJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurévalsRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1943
  2. Lucio DemareMost dancedUn valsLucio DemareRaúl BerónvalsOdeon
    7 dances
    1943
  3. Francisco LomutoUn valsFrancisco LomutoCarlos GalarcevalsRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1944
All recordings of Un vals

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

Un valsLucio DemareRaúl BerónvalsOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 6 Performances

Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2005Singapore Tango Weekend · 2:57

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1944 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sRaul Cabral & Dianne Castro2010
  2. The 2020sJuan David Vargas & Noelia Hurtado2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

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.

2 of 2 complete sets on film

  1. Eugenia Ramírez Miori and Hernan Alvarez Prieto

    2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Un valsJuan D'Arienzo, 1943
    2. 2Yo soy el tangoAníbal Troilo, 1941
    3. 3Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Demian García and Malena Martos

    2023 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    2. 2Organito de la tardeCarlos Di Sarli, 1942
    3. 3Un valsFrancisco Lomuto, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • O poner en una tanda dos tangos y un vals, por ejemplo, cosas así... ¡vamos! No quiero bailar vals con ella. Para el vals busco a otra chica.

    Facundo Penalva · Facundo Penalva interview with TANGOPOEMAT TV

    open at 23:06
  • Y con Juan Carlos, él cantaba un vals que dice: te debí este vals y aquí lo tienes, tan simple como el mundo de tus horas.

    Soledad del Valle · MANO A MANO - Entrevista a SOLEDAD DEL VALLE - Versión del tango "Entre tu amor y mi amor".

    open at 26:14

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

No published facts yet. Facts appear here, each with its source, as they are collected.

Listen

  1. Un valsJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurévalsRCA Victor
  2. Un valsLucio DemareRaúl BerónvalsOdeon
  3. Un valsFrancisco LomutoCarlos GalarcevalsRCA Victor

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