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Como en un cuento

Music by Rodolfo Biagi, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–1970.
1958: 1 · danced 48 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times
1958’601970
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1958: 1, 48; 1970: 1, 0

Como en un cuento was composed by Rodolfo Biagi.† The lyrics of Como en un cuento are by Carlos Bahr.†

Credit

Music
Rodolfo Biagi
Lyrics
Carlos Bahr

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1950’60’70

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

  1. Rodolfo BiagiEarliest we holdMost dancedHugo Duval · Columbia · Sep 9
    48 dances
    1958
  2. Trío YumbaHugo Duval · CBS Harmony
    Not danced on film yet
    1970

Danced to it

Music from 1958–1970 · danced on film 2008–2024

20082024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 2, 2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 8, 2024: 1

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232024 · 2:34

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sEzequiel Paludi & Geraldine Rojas2008
  2. The 2010sMarco Palladino & Agustina Vignau2011
  3. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. El BesoBalvanera
    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 · T0370429234

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3865

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Rodolfo Biagi

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Bahr

Single source

Listen

  1. Como en un cuentoRodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval1958
  2. Como en un cuentoTrío Yumba · Hugo Duval · no clip yet1970

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