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María

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Catulo Castillo. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–2004.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1945

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino · Roberto Rufino19451963
  2. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas1945
  3. Domingo FedericoOscar Larroca1945
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde2004
  5. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyeneche1968
  6. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Versions of María recorded 1945–2004

María was composed by Aníbal Troilo.† The lyrics of María are by Catulo Castillo.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Words
Catulo Castillo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1945 to 2004.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of María 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

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  2. Francisco CanaroMaríaFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1945
  3. Domingo FedericoMost dancedMaríaDomingo FedericoOscar LarrocatangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1945
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroMaríaOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango
    No match yet
    2004
  5. Baffa-BerlingieriMaríaBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyenechetangorca camden
    No match yet
    1968
  6. Francisco FiorentinoMaríaFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
    No match yet
    1945
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Oct 161945
  8. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Dec 271945
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueOscar Alonso1946
  10. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueNelly Vázquez1961
  11. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Nov 151962
  12. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  13. Floreal RuízNot in our catalogue
  14. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  15. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  16. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
  17. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue
  18. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  19. Juan Carlos CáceresNot in our catalogueJuan Carlos Cáceres
  20. Sexteto CanyengueNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-
All recordings of María

One recording

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

Domingo Federico

MaríaDomingo FedericoOscar LarrocatangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Maria Rivarola & Carlos Rivarola1:58

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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 · T0370232884

TodoTango · tema/69

MusicBrainz · 9a2929ae-10dc-40cf-9416-2392469873d3source

Composer1

Composed by Aníbal Troilo

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Catulo Castillo

Listen

  1. MaríaAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
  2. MaríaFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
  3. MaríaFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
  4. MaríaDomingo FedericoOscar LarrocatangoRCA Victor
  5. MaríaAníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  6. MaríaBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyenechetangorca camden
  7. MaríaOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango

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