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Song

Cuando caigan las hojas

Music by Emilio Balcarce. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1967–2009.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1967

  1. Miguel CalóAlberto Marino1967
  2. Sexteto TangoJorge Maciel1968
  3. Orquesta Escuela de TangoJesús Hidalgo2002
  4. Orquesta Típica SilencioOmar Fernández2009

Versions of Cuando caigan las hojas recorded 1967–2009

Cuando caigan las hojas is a tango.

Cuando caigan las hojas was published in 1967.

Cuando caigan las hojas was composed by Emilio Balcarce.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Emilio Balcarce
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Sexteto Tango’s 1968 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1967 to 2009.
1960’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Cuando caigan las hojas by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 4 orchestras; the earliest here is Miguel Caló in 1967.

  1. 1967Miguel CalóRecording
  2. 1968Sexteto TangoRecording
  3. 2002Orquesta Escuela de TangoRecording
  4. 2009Orquesta Típica SilencioRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 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. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdCuando caigan las hojasMiguel CalóAlberto MarinotangoOdeonMeasured automatically · 122 BPM · C minor
    No match yet
    1967
  2. Sexteto TangoMost dancedCuando caigan las hojasSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
    1 dance
    1968
  3. Orquesta Escuela de TangoCuando caigan las hojasOrquesta Escuela de TangoJesús Hidalgotango
    No match yet
    2002
  4. Orquesta Típica SilencioCuando caigan las hojasOrquesta Típica SilencioOmar Fernándeztango
    No match yet
    2009
  5. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueOscar Alonso · Sep 251969
  6. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · May 81970
  7. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  8. Orquesta SilencioNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Cuando caigan las hojas

One recording

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

Sexteto Tango

Cuando caigan las hojasSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Valentín Arias & Maestro Cristian Cerezo2025 · 2:33

Danced to it

Music from 1967–2009 · danced on film 2025

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/2428

tango.info · T0370792576

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1967

Composer1

Composed by Emilio Balcarce

Listen

  1. Cuando caigan las hojasMiguel CalóAlberto MarinotangoOdeon
  2. Cuando caigan las hojasSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
  3. Cuando caigan las hojasOrquesta Escuela de TangoJesús Hidalgotango
  4. Cuando caigan las hojasOrquesta Típica SilencioOmar Fernándeztango

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