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Mala suerte

Music by Francisco Lomuto, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1974.
1939: 2 · danced 10 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1974: 1 · danced 15 times
1939’50’60’701974
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1939: 2, 10; 1954: 1, 0; 1974: 1, 15

Mala suerte was composed by Francisco Lomuto.† The lyrics of Mala suerte are by Francisco Gorrindo.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Lomuto
Lyrics
Francisco Gorrindo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Dec 11
    15 dances
    1974
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá · Odeon · Feb 27
    7 dances
    1939
  3. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdJorge Omar · RCA Victor · Feb 17
    3 dances
    1939
  4. Francisco RotundoJulio Sosa · Pampa · Jul 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  5. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1927
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCharlo1954
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Jan 191955
  8. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Aug 241961
  9. Luis StazoNot in our catalogueJulián Centeya · May 91972
  10. Ariel ArditNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1974 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 3, 2014: 1, 2017: 1, 2019: 3, 2022: 1, 2024: 1

David Samaniego & Agostina TarchiniWorld Champion · Tango Escenario 20172022 · 2:57

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sChristian Marquez & Virginia Gomez2019
  2. The 2020sDavid Samaniego & Agostina Tarchini2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    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 · T0370053250

Single source

TodoTango · tema/135

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Lomuto

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo

Single source

Listen

  1. Mala suerteFrancisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar1939
  2. Mala suerteFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1939
  3. Mala suerteFrancisco Rotundo · Julio Sosa1954
  4. Mala suerteJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1974

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