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Corrientes y Esmeralda

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–2006.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1934

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1945
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1944
  3. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1934
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde2006
  5. Ángel Vargas1954
  6. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Versions of Corrientes y Esmeralda recorded 1934–2006

Corrientes y Esmeralda was composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO.† The lyrics of Corrientes y Esmeralda are by Celedonio Flores.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

147 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1934 to 2006.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Corrientes y Esmeralda by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 19 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1944, with 88% of the 147 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedCorrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
    130 dances · 88%
    1944
  2. Juan D'ArienzoCorrientes y EsmeraldaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    16 dances · 11%
    1945
  3. Ángel VargasCorrientes y EsmeraldaÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · <1%
    1954
  4. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdCorrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1934
  5. Francisco FiorentinoCorrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
    No match yet
    1945
  6. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroCorrientes y EsmeraldaOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango
    No match yet
    2006
  7. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco1920
  8. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · May 191945
  9. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1951
  10. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1952
  11. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1953
  12. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1954
  13. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Apr 231954
  14. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán · Dec 101955
  15. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueHugo del Carril · Jul 71971
  16. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1998
  17. Alberto CastilloNot in our catalogue
  18. Armando MorenoNot in our catalogue
  19. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  20. Enrique DumasNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Corrientes y Esmeralda

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 129 Performances

Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina SosaWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20082015 · 2:51

Danced to it

Music from 1934–2006 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 3, 2009: 4, 2010: 3, 2011: 4, 2012: 3, 2013: 1, 2014: 5, 2015: 14, 2016: 17, 2017: 9, 2018: 6, 2019: 6, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 11, 2023: 4, 2024: 8, 2025: 4, 2026: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2008
  2. The 2010sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2015
  3. The 2020sFacundo de la Cruz & Sagdiana Hamzina2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    4 performances
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  3. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
  4. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  5. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

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 11 complete sets on film

  1. Cristina Sosa and Daniel Nacucchio

    Viva La Pepa, 2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1MaldonadoPedro Laurenz, 1943
    2. 2FarolOsvaldo Pugliese, 1943
    3. 3JudasJuan D'Arienzo, 1942
    4. 4Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Eleonora Kalganova and Michael Nadtochi

    2015 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Tigre viejoOsvaldo Fresedo, 1934
    2. 2Corrientes y EsmeraldaJuan D'Arienzo, 1945
    3. 3Porteña lindaEdgardo Donato, 1940
    4. 4PavaditaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 1998
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez

    2019 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1MentíasJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    2. 2Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
    3. 3Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    4. 4MaipoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370007138

TodoTango · tema/95

Composer1

Composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

Listen

  1. Corrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
  2. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  3. Corrientes y EsmeraldaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  4. Corrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
  5. Corrientes y EsmeraldaÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
  6. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango

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