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Anselmo Acuña el resero

Music by Félix Laurenz, Pedro Casella, lyrics by Luis Caruso. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1943

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1943
  2. José GarciaAlfredo Rojas1943

Versions of Anselmo Acuña el resero recorded 1943

Anselmo Acuña el resero was composed by Félix Laurenz and Pedro Casella.† The lyrics of Anselmo Acuña el resero are by Luis Caruso.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

27 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Félix Laurenz, Pedro Casella
Words
Luis Caruso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Anselmo Acuña, el resero, cuando se siente cantor en su humildad de gorrión, tiene el alma de un jilguero. Ni lerdo, ni perezoso, manso y fuerte como un buey Anselmo Acuña, el resero, es un criollo de ley. Tropa, tropa, tropa, no la llores corazón... Hermano de las estrellas eran los ojos de aquella, dos trenzas de seda negra, coronaban su cabeza, y era su boca una breva, con una herida cereza. Por qué que aumentar la tristeza... no la llores corazón.

English · machine translation

Anselmo Acuña, the resero, when he feels like a singer in his humility of a sparrow, has the soul of a goldfinch. Neither slow nor lazy, meek and strong as an ox Anselmo Acuña, the resero, is a true Creole. Troop, troop, troop, don't cry it heart... Brother of the stars were the eyes of that one, two braids of black silk, crowned her head, and her mouth was a heather, with a cherry wound. Why increase the sadness... do not mourn her heart.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Anselmo Acuña el resero by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 29 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2006–2025

20062025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2009: 2, 2011: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2020: 1, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 1

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances

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.

3 of 4 complete sets on film

  1. Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    2. 2Orgullo criolloOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956
    3. 3El viejo valsFrancisco Rotundo, 1951
    4. 4La esquinaLucio Demare, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Belèn Giachello and Diego Riemer

    2011 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    2. 2Una lagrimitaHéctor Varela, 1973
    3. 3Parque PatriciosFrancisco Lomuto, 1941
    4. 4Haceme cu-cuHéctor Varela, 1973
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Fabián Peralta and Josefina Bermúdez

    2023 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    2. 2El tamangoAníbal Troilo, 1941
    3. 3El chamuyoJuan D'Arienzo, 1965
    4. 4Milonga bravaFrancisco Canaro, 1938
    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 catalogues2

tango.info · T0464664025

TodoTango · tema/2683

Composer2

Composed by Félix Laurenz

Composed by Pedro Casella

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Caruso

Listen

  1. Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Anselmo Acuña el reseroJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango

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