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Song

El desafío

Music by René Ruiz. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1944

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino · Alberto Marino1944
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte1944

Versions of El desafío recorded 1944

El desafío was composed by René Ruiz.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
René Ruiz
Words
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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 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1944 to 1944.
1940
Recordings of El desafío 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 · 1 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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedEl desafíoAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino, Alberto MarinomilongaRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1944
  2. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdEl desafíoMiguel CalóRaúl IriartemilongaOdeon
    1 dance
    1944
  3. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue
All recordings of El desafío

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

El desafíoAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino, Alberto MarinomilongaRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Guille Barrionuevo & Mariela Sametband2015 · 2:51

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2015–2024

20152024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sGuille Barrionuevo & Mariela Sametband2015
  2. The 2020sJulio Saavedra & Anita Ponce2024

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. Anita Ponce and Julio Saavedra

    2024 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1No esperaba verte másCarlos Di Sarli, 1946
    2. 2Contra luzJuan D'Arienzo, 1947
    3. 3Mala pintaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
    4. 4El desafíoMiguel Caló, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Y sí, me parece que el desafío es ese: aplicar todo lo que aprendemos en el tango, llevarlo a la vida. Ese es el desafío.

    Sofía Saborido · ONLINE 111 - Entrevista a SOFÍA SABORIDO

    open at 1:02:11
  • Entonces Roberto Galán le hace un desafío a la cámara: dice que si alguien llega a ver algún chico que cante tango, que desafíe a Guillermo Fernández.

    Guillermo Fernández · GUILLERMO FERNÁNDEZ Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 3:12

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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 catalogues3

tango.info · T0370178236

TodoTango · tema/1172

MusicBrainz · 5b0b5eb3-b640-4ab8-9eba-c502a66875a9source

Composer1

Composed by René Ruiz

Listen

  1. El desafíoMiguel CalóRaúl IriartemilongaOdeon
  2. El desafíoAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino, Alberto MarinomilongaRCA Victor

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