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Criolla linda

Music by Vicente Gorrese, Bernardo Germino, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1970.
1942: 1 · danced 3 times1950: 1 · danced 2 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 1 times
1942’50’601970
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 1, 3; 1950: 1, 2; 1951: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 1

Criolla linda was composed by Vicente Gorrese and Bernardo Germino.† The lyrics of Criolla linda are by Luis Rubistein.†

Credit

Music
Vicente Gorrese, Bernardo Germino
Lyrics
Luis Rubistein

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 29
    1 dance
    1970
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 2
    3 dances
    1942
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Dec 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  4. Julio De CaroInstrumental · Sep 11
    2 dances
    1950
  5. Héctor VarelaOct 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  6. Cayetano PuglisiNot in our catalogueJun 131929
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Sep 201929
  8. Carlos Vicente Geroni FloresNot in our catalogueApr 141931
  9. Orquesta Típica Brodman-AlfaroNot in our catalogue1932
  10. Domingo Federico, Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue1953
  11. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDec 171962
  12. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1980
  13. Orquesta Típica Decareana, dir. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogue1983
  14. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1970 · danced on film 2011–2025

20112025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2014: 2, 2017: 1, 2025: 2

Osvaldo Cartery & Coca CarteryWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 2004Milonga La Baldosa · 3:27

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sTomás Howlin & Shorey MyersAustin Spring Tango Festival · 2011
  2. The 2020sAdrian Costa2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370007218

Single source

TodoTango · tema/2294

Single source

Composer2

Composed by Vicente Gorrese

Single source

Composed by Bernardo Germino

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Rubistein

Single source

Listen

  1. Criolla lindaFrancisco Lomuto1942
  2. Criolla lindaJulio De Caro1950
  3. Criolla lindaHéctor Varela1951
  4. Criolla lindaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1962
  5. Criolla lindaJuan D'Arienzo1970

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