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Loco lindo

"Loco lindo" is a tango credited to Carlos Di Sarli as composer and Conrado Nalé Roxlo as lyricist [1][2]. Its earliest known recording dates from 8 May 1936, by Alberto Gambino with Ernesto Famá [1].

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1936

  1. Roberto Firpo1936

Versions of Loco lindo recorded 1936

"Loco lindo" is a work in the tango genre [1][2]. The music is credited to Carlos Di Sarli and the lyrics to Conrado Nalé Roxlo [1][2].

The year 1936 is associated with the work [1][2]. That year is drawn from a page that describes an Argentine film of the same title [2]. It is therefore not a confirmed composition or premiere date [2]. A work listing records two recordings made in 1936 [1].

The Spanish-language encyclopedia page titled "Loco lindo" describes a black-and-white Argentine film directed by Arturo S. Mom [2]. The same page states that the screenplay was by Conrado Nalé Roxlo and José B. Cairola [2]. The available material does not state how the tango relates to this film [2].

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Authorship

Carlos Di Sarli is credited as the composer of "Loco lindo" [1][2]. Conrado Nalé Roxlo is credited as the lyricist [1][2].

Nalé Roxlo is also named as a co-writer of the screenplay for the film "Loco lindo", together with José B. Cairola [2]. The sources do not say whether the lyrics were written for that film [2].

Date

The year given for the work is 1936 [1][2]. That year comes from a page about the film of the same name, not from a dated score or premiere record [2]. The earliest known recording of the tango is dated 8 May 1936 [1]. No first-performance or publication date is documented in the sources [1][2].

Recordings

A work listing gives the following recordings, both from 1936 [1]:

  • Alberto Gambino with Ernesto Famá, recorded 8 May 1936 [1]
  • Roberto Firpo, recorded 18 July 1936 [1]

The listing does not give labels or matrix numbers for these recordings [1].

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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  1. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdLoco lindoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon1936
  2. Alberto GambinoNot in our catalogueErnesto Famá · May 81936
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Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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One recording

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Roberto Firpo

Loco lindoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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References

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  1. Loco lindo (tango.info work page) · tango.info
  2. Loco lindo · es.wikipedia.org“Loco lindo es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Arturo S. Mom sobre guion de Conrado Nalé Roxlo y José B. Cairola”

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The year it was written.

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In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370180576

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Di Sarli

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  1. Loco lindoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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