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Song

Una carta

Music by Miguel Bucino, lyrics by Miguel Bucino. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1960.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1931

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHoracio Palma1960
  2. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1941
  3. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel1948
  4. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1942
  5. Típica VictorAlberto Gómez1931
  6. Horacio SalganÁngel Díaz1952

Versions of Una carta recorded 1931–1960

Una carta is a tango.

Una carta was published in 1931.

Una carta was composed by Miguel Bucino.

The lyrics of Una carta are by Miguel Bucino.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

57 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Miguel Bucino
Words
Miguel Bucino
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1941 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1931 to 1960.
1930’40’50’60
Recordings of Una carta by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1941, with 89% of the 57 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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedUna cartaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    51 dances · 89%
    1941
  2. Juan D'ArienzoUna cartaJuan D'ArienzoHoracio PalmatangoRCA Victor
    4 dances · 7%
    1960
  3. Alfredo De AngelisUna cartaAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
    2 dances · 4%
    1948
  4. Típica VictorEarliest we holdUna cartaTípica VictorAlberto GómeztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1931
  5. Francisco CanaroUna cartaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1942
  6. Horacio SalganUna cartaHoracio SalganÁngel DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1952
  7. Juan PolitoUna cartaJuan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango
    No match yet
    1953
  8. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1950
  9. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueEnrique Dumas1955
  10. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRoberto Díaz
All recordings of Una carta

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Una cartaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 63 Performances

Fatima Vitale & Maximiliano CristianiWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20132012 · 9:24

Danced to it

Music from 1931–1960 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 4, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 6, 2017: 2, 2018: 5, 2019: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sPablo Giorgini & Noelia Hurtado2009
  2. The 2010sFatima Vitale & Maximiliano Cristiani2012
  3. The 2020sBrenno Marques & Analía Centurion2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    2 performances
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    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 7 complete sets on film

  1. Fatima Vitale and Javier Rodríguez

    Planetango, 2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Una cartaAníbal Troilo, 1941
    2. 2De floreoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1950
    3. 3Por la huellaRodolfo Biagi, 1948
    4. 4Mañana iré tempranoMiguel Caló, 1943
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Luis Gonzaléz and Paulina Cazabón

    2016 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Una cartaAníbal Troilo, 1941
    2. 2El vino tristeJuan D'Arienzo, 1954
    3. 3Oro de leyJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Andres Laza Moreno and Isabel Acuna

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Una cartaAníbal Troilo, 1941
    2. 2Oro de leyJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    3. 3Puente AlsinaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1949
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Justo tenía una carta debajo de la mesa y la empieza a leer, y Gabriel le dice "por favor, maestro, no la lea, dígaselo", y nos quería decir si podíamos hacer una

    Guillermo · LOS HERMANOS MACANA: Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 11:39
  • Nosotros andábamos de novios en ese tiempo, no había internet, escribíamos una carta todos los días, y yo le escribía y le decía: 'mañana voy a estar en Chicago'

    Roberto Álvarez · ROBERTO ÁLVAREZ Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 32:05

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1225

tango.info · Z0000027753

MusicBrainz · 5115a380-9029-4f6c-9280-0e456824f420source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1931

Composer1

Composed by Miguel Bucino

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Miguel Bucino

Listen

  1. Una cartaTípica VictorAlberto GómeztangoRCA Victor
  2. Una cartaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  3. Una cartaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
  4. Una cartaAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
  5. Una cartaHoracio SalganÁngel DíaztangoRCA Victor
  6. Una cartaJuan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango
  7. Una cartaJuan D'ArienzoHoracio PalmatangoRCA Victor

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