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Viejo smoking

Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1952.

Viejo smoking was composed by Guillermo Barbieri.† The lyrics of Viejo smoking are by Celedonio Flores.†

Credit

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Orquesta Típica de Juan Maglio "Pacho"Earliest we holdInstrumental · May 201930
  2. Francisco RotundoCarlos Roldán · Odeon1949
  3. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Nov 12195226 dances
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosa · Dec 121952

Danced to it

Music from 1930–1952 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 3

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062019 · 3:05

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2019
  2. The 2020sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez & Martín Ojeda & Noelia Barsi2020

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19301952

1930: 1, 1949: 1, 1952: 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370029916

Single source

TodoTango · tema/310

Single source

MusicBrainz · 0010e259-9b8e-4d96-9b90-6c25d525415bsource

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Guillermo Barbieri

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

Single source

Listen

  1. Viejo smokingno clip yet1930
  2. Viejo smokingFrancisco Rotundo · Carlos Roldán · no clip yet1949
  3. Viejo smokingJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1952
  4. Viejo smokingOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Julio Sosa · no clip yet1952

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