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Metido

Music by Príncipe Cubano, lyrics by Príncipe Cubano. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1943.
1931: 1 · danced 4 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1943: 1 · danced 43 times
1931’401943
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1931: 1, 4; 1942: 1, 0; 1943: 1, 43

Metido was composed by Príncipe Cubano.† The lyrics of Metido are by Príncipe Cubano.†

Credit

Music
Príncipe Cubano
Lyrics
Príncipe Cubano

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedHéctor Mauré · RCA Victor · Jun 23
    43 dances
    1943
  2. Rodolfo BiagiAlberto Lago · Odeon · May 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdRoberto Ray · Brunswick
    4 dances
    1931
  4. Pedro LaurenzNot in our catalogueHéctor Farrel · Jul 141937
  5. Pedro LaurenzNot in our catalogueInstrumental1966

Danced to it

Music from 1931–1943 · danced on film 2011–2025

20112025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 7, 2024: 6, 2025: 3

Maximiliano Cristiani & Jesica ArfenoniWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20132014 · 2:55

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMaximiliano Cristiani & Jesica Arfenoni2014
  2. The 2020sJavier Rodríguez & Fatima Vitale2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    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 · Z0000039713

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3895

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Príncipe Cubano

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Príncipe Cubano

Single source

Listen

  1. MetidoOsvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray1931
  2. MetidoRodolfo Biagi · Alberto Lago1942
  3. MetidoJuan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré1943

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