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Se acabaron los otarios

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1965.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde1965
  2. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta19271932
  3. Roberto Firpo1927

Versions of Se acabaron los otarios recorded 1927–1965

Se acabaron los otarios was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Se acabaron los otarios are by Juan Andrés Caruso.†

The song

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3 orchestras recorded it

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Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

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The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1927 to 1965.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Se acabaron los otarios by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoSe acabaron los otariosJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor1965
  3. Roberto FirpoSe acabaron los otariosRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon1927
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1927
  5. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue1927
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 301927
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueMay 141927
  8. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueJul 291964
  9. Juan Carlos GodoyNot in our catalogue
  10. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
All recordings of Se acabaron los otarios

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Francisco Canaro

Se acabaron los otariosFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon
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In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000015087

TodoTango · tema/3246

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso

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  1. Se acabaron los otariosFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon
  2. Se acabaron los otariosRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Se acabaron los otariosFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon
  4. Se acabaron los otariosJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor

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