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Palomita blanca

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino · Floreal Ruiz1944
  2. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929
  3. Héctor Varela1967
  4. Hugo Diaz1972
  5. Baffa-Berlingieri1967
  6. Juan de Dios Filiberto1958

Versions of Palomita blanca recorded 1929–1972

The lyrics of Palomita blanca are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

57 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1929 to 1972.
1920’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Palomita blanca by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1944, with 86% of the 57 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedPalomita blancaAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino, Floreal RuizvalsRCA Victor
    49 dances · 86%
    1944
  2. Hugo DiazPalomita blancaHugo Diazvals
    4 dances · 7%
    1972
  3. Héctor VarelaPalomita blancaHéctor Varelainstrumentalvals
    3 dances · 5%
    1967
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPalomita blancaFrancisco CanaroCharlovalsOdeon
    1 dance · 2%
    1929
  5. Troilo-GrelaPalomita blancaTroilo-Grelavals
    No match yet
    1953
  6. Juan de Dios FilibertoPalomita blancaJuan de Dios Filibertovals
    No match yet
    1958
  7. Baffa-BerlingieriPalomita blancaBaffa-Berlingierivalsrca camden
    No match yet
    1967
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Dec 191929
  9. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 201930
  10. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueJan 41952
  11. Anselmo A. AietaNot in our catalogue1953
  12. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogue1973
  13. Ariel RamírezNot in our catalogue1976
  14. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2000
  15. Trío GarufaNot in our catalogue2004
  16. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  17. Antonio RíosNot in our catalogue
  18. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogue
  19. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogue
  20. Giora FeidmanNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Palomita blanca

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Palomita blancaAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino, Floreal RuizvalsRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 49 Performances

Juan Malizia & Manuela RossiWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20142016 · 3:32

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1972 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 1, 2010: 3, 2011: 1, 2012: 7, 2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 4, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2021: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 7, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne2007
  2. The 2010sJuan Malizia & Manuela Rossi2016
  3. The 2020sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2021

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  2. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    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.

3 of 8 complete sets on film

  1. Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo

    2012 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Palomita blancaAníbal Troilo, 1944
    2. 2Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaro, 1927
    3. 3Yunta de oroOsvaldo Pugliese, 1957
    4. 4Milongueando en el cuarentaAníbal Troilo, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Agustina Berenstein and Rodrigo Palacios

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Palomita blancaAníbal Troilo, 1944
    2. 2Pocas palabrasRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    3. 3Milonga de la puteadaEsteban Morgado, 2007
    4. 4FuimosOsvaldo Pugliese, 1946
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Diego Churquina and Paula Pandol

    2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1LiliánJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    2. 2De floreoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1950
    3. 3Palomita blancaAníbal Troilo, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Maita, el autor de Palomita Blanca, y de Suerte Loca, de tantos... nunca fue grabado, el bandoneón y de C.M. era una maravilla.

    Maita, the composer of Palomita Blanca, and of Suerte Loca, so many... it was never recorded, the bandoneon writing of C.M. was a marvel.Tangopedia translation

    Alberto Podestá · ALBERTO PODESTÁ: Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 47:18

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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 · T0370022142

TodoTango · tema/117

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Listen

  1. Palomita blancaFrancisco CanaroCharlovalsOdeon
  2. Palomita blancaAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino, Floreal RuizvalsRCA Victor
  3. Palomita blancaTroilo-Grelavals
  4. Palomita blancaJuan de Dios Filibertovals
  5. Palomita blancaHéctor Varelainstrumentalvals
  6. Palomita blancaBaffa-Berlingierivalsrca camden
  7. Palomita blancaHugo Diazvals

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