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Song

Para lucirse

Music by Astor Piazzolla. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–1950.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Francini-Pontier, 1950

  1. Aníbal Troilo1950
  2. Osvaldo Fresedo1950
  3. José Basso1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-Pontier1950

Versions of Para lucirse recorded 1950

Para lucirse was composed by Astor Piazzolla.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Astor Piazzolla
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1950 to 1950.
1950
Recordings of Para lucirse by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 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. Aníbal TroiloPara lucirseAníbal TroilotangoTK
    3 dances
    1950
  2. Osvaldo FresedoMost dancedPara lucirseOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    10 dances
    1950
  3. José BassoPara lucirseJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdPara lucirseOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
    No match yet
    1950
  5. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueMar 221950
  6. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  7. TRioPlatenseNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Para lucirse

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Para lucirseOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 10 Performances

Joaquin Besga & Katherine LaitónMundial de Baile de Tango · 2024 · 3:37

Danced to it

Music from 1950 · danced on film 2021–2026

20212026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2024: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 4

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Joaquin Besga and Katherine Laitón

    Milonga en lo de Balmaceda, 2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Lo mismo que antesCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
    2. 2Para lucirseOsvaldo Fresedo, 1950
    3. 3Milonga vieja milongaJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Porque a veces la gente toma la milonga como un escenario, un momento para lucirse, y no les importa en qué dirección van... y solo bailan con sus parejas.

    Facundo Penalva · Facundo Penalva interview with TANGOPOEMAT TV

    open at 8:06

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Astor Piazzolla

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000050009

TodoTango · tema/2803

Listen

  1. Para lucirseOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
  2. Para lucirseJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Para lucirseOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
  4. Para lucirseAníbal TroilotangoTK

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