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Song

Un tropezón

Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Luis Bayón Herrera. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1980.

Versions of Un tropezón recorded 1927–1980

Un tropezón was composed by Raúl de los Hoyos.† The lyrics of Un tropezón are by Luis Bayón Herrera.†

The work

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Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Lyrics
Luis Bayón Herrera

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1927 to 1980.

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1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Un tropezón by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseUn tropezónOsvaldo PuglieseAlfredo BelusitangoPhilips
    1 dance
    1961
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoUn tropezónÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdUn tropezónOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  4. Enrique RodríguezMost dancedUn tropezónEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1942
  5. Francisco CanaroUn tropezónFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1927
  6. Roberto FirpoUn tropezónRoberto Firposinger unknowntangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Sexteto TangoUn tropezónSexteto TangoRoberto Goyenechetango
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  8. Alberto CastilloUn tropezónAlberto Castillosinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  9. Puglia-PedrozaUn tropezónPuglia-PedrozaErnesto Restanotango
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  10. Sofia BozánNot in our catalogue1927
  11. Francisco PracánicoNot in our catalogueSofia Bozán1927
  12. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueMay 141927
  13. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jul 81927
  14. Francisco PracánicoNot in our catalogueSofia Bozán1928
  15. Eduardo RoviraNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Apr 221949
  16. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Apr 231963
  17. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueMar 221968
  18. Sofia BozánNot in our catalogue
  19. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  20. Mario Alberto PardoNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1927–1980 · danced on film 2012–2013

20122013
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 1

Mario De Camillis & Barbara Wainnright2012 · 3:07

In their words

  • Pero escuchame una cosa: con un peso ochenta —creo que era, no llegaba a los dos pesos— comías un puchero en el viejo Tropezón, en la calle Callao, con un peso ochenta

    Toto Faraldo · TOTO FARALDO Tengo una pregunta para vos.. ENGLISH subtitles / Русские субтитры (by PEPA PALAZON)

    open at 22:07

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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 · T0370078866

TodoTango · tema/676

Composer1

Composed by Raúl de los Hoyos

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Bayón Herrera

Listen

  1. Un tropezónOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Un tropezónFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Un tropezónRoberto Firposinger unknowntangoOdeon
  4. Un tropezónEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon
  5. Un tropezónÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
  6. Un tropezónAlberto CastilloAlberto Castillotango
  7. Un tropezónPuglia-PedrozaErnesto Restanotango
  8. Un tropezónOsvaldo PuglieseAlfredo BelusitangoPhilips
  9. Un tropezónSexteto TangoRoberto Goyenechetango

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