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Esquinas porteñas

Music by Sebastián Piana, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1983.
1934: 2 · danced 1 times1942: 1 · danced 5 times1953: 1 · danced 19 times1983: 1 · danced 16 times
1934’40’50’60’701983
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1934: 2, 1; 1942: 1, 5; 1953: 1, 19; 1983: 1, 16

  1. Ángel D'Agostino recorded it in 1942 and 1953.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Esquinas porteñas is a vals.

Esquinas porteñas was published in 1933.

Esquinas porteñas was composed by Sebastián Piana.

The lyrics of Esquinas porteñas are by Homero Manzi.

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Credit

Music
Sebastián Piana
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · May 22
    5 dances
    1942
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedRuben Cané · RCA Victor · Feb 2
    19 dances
    1953
  3. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá · Odeon · Mar 27
    1 dance
    1934
  4. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdFernando Díaz · RCA Victor · Mar 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1934
  5. Sexteto TangoRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 6
    16 dances
    1983
  6. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1932
  7. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueApr 251934
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMercedes Simone · Apr 251934
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Apr 271934
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré1954
  11. Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1966
  12. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  13. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue
  14. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré

Danced to it

Music from 1934–1983 · danced on film 2005–2025

20052025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 1, 2010: 2, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2015: 4, 2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2021: 1, 2023: 1, 2025: 2

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232025 · 3:30

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJulio Balmaceda & Milena Plebs2005
  2. The 2010sBrenno Marques & Eva IciksonIstanbul Tango Ritual · 2015
  3. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2025
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/228

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tango.info · T0370011565

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MusicBrainz · a7c25712-7824-421b-87bd-500e04381de6source

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ISWC · T-310.159.448-9source

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Is a1

Is a Vals

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Published1

Published 1933

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Composer1

Composed by Sebastián Piana

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

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Listen

  1. Esquinas porteñasFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz1934
  2. Esquinas porteñasFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  3. Esquinas porteñasÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1942
  4. Esquinas porteñasÁngel D'Agostino · Rubén Cané1953
  5. Esquinas porteñasSexteto Tango · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1983

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