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Pico de oro

Music by Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1920

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoTino García1952
  2. Francisco Canaro1920

Versions of Pico de oro recorded 1920–1952

Pico de oro was composed by Juan Carlos Cobian.† The lyrics of Pico de oro are by Enrique Cadícamo.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Carlos Cobián
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1920 to 1952.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Pico de oro by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedPico de oroÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1952
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPico de oroFrancisco CanarotangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1920
  3. Orquesta Típica Brodman-AlfaroNot in our catalogue1930
  4. Elvino VardaroNot in our catalogue1953
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAug 221987
All recordings of Pico de oro

One recording

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

Ángel D'Agostino

Pico de oroÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Danced to it

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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Inês Gomes and Rui Barroso

    Lisbon Tango Festival · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Yo te bendigoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1947
    2. 2Pico de oroÁngel D'Agostino, 1952
    3. 3Toda mi vidaAníbal Troilo, 1971
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000040049

TodoTango · tema/2199

Composer1

Composed by Juan Carlos Cobian

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo

Listen

  1. Pico de oroFrancisco CanarotangoColumbia
  2. Pico de oroÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor

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