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Song

Si soy así

Music by Francisco Lomuto, lyrics by Antonio Botta. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1981.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1933

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMario Bustos1957
  2. Enrique RodríguezRicardo Herrera1952
  3. Alfredo De AngelisJorge Guillermo1981
  4. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1933
  5. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1933

Versions of Si soy así recorded 1933–1981

Si soy así was composed by Francisco Lomuto.† The lyrics of Si soy así are by Antonio Botta.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Lomuto
Words
Antonio Botta
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1957 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1933 to 1981.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Si soy así by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedSi soy asíJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor
    5 dances
    1957
  2. Enrique RodríguezSi soy asíEnrique RodríguezRicardo HerreratangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1952
  3. Alfredo De AngelisSi soy asíAlfredo De AngelisJorge GuillermotangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1981
  4. Francisco CanaroSi soy asíFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1933
  5. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdSi soy asíFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1933
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 131933
  7. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Jan 191955
  8. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1965
  9. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueJorge Guillermo1982
  10. Armando MorenoNot in our catalogue
  11. Atilio BruniNot in our catalogueHugo del Carril
  12. Horacio DevalNot in our catalogue
  13. BachichaNot in our catalogue
  14. TangodrimsNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-
All recordings of Si soy así

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Si soy asíJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 6 Performances

Silvina Tse0:59

Danced to it

Music from 1933–1981 · danced on film 2010–2018

20102018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2018: 1

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. Sebastian Escobar and Vanessa Fatauros

    2010 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1CharamuscaFrancisco Canaro, 1934
    2. 2Si soy asíJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    3. 3En el rosalJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    Watch it on TangoTube

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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 · T0370027205

TodoTango · tema/681

MusicBrainz · b03ec6a8-dffe-439f-a28a-9bbfa9deab72source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Lomuto

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Antonio Botta

Listen

  1. Si soy asíFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
  2. Si soy asíFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  3. Si soy asíEnrique RodríguezRicardo HerreratangoOdeon
  4. Si soy asíJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor
  5. Si soy asíAlfredo De AngelisJorge GuillermotangoMicrofon

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