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Prisionero

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1944
  2. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929
  3. Francisco LomutoCharlo1929
  4. Roberto FirpoTeófilo Ibáñez1929

Versions of Prisionero recorded 1929–1944

The lyrics of Prisionero are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1929 to 1944.
1920’30’40
Recordings of Prisionero 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 · 1 more we know of

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

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  1. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedPrisioneroRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
    5 dances
    1944
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPrisioneroFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1929
  3. Francisco LomutoPrisioneroFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1929
  4. Roberto FirpoPrisioneroRoberto FirpoTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1929
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 121929
All recordings of Prisionero

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

PrisioneroRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1944 · danced on film 2013–2016

20132016
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2016: 2

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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