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Ropa blanca

Music by Alfredo Malerba, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1981.

Ropa blanca is a milonga.

Ropa blanca was published in 1943.

Ropa blanca was composed by Alfredo Malerba.

The lyrics of Ropa blanca are by Homero Manzi.

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Credit

Music
Alfredo Malerba
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Ricardo MalerbaEarliest we holdOrlando Medina · Apr 121943
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedAlberto Marino · RCA Victor · May 319433 dances
  3. Raúl GarelloInstrumental · Oct 261981

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1981 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2025: 1

Alejandro Berón & Veronica Vazquez2012 · 2:41

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sAlejandro Berón & Veronica Vazquez2012
  2. The 2020sPedro Ochoa & Lola Ruiz2025
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19431981

1943: 2, 1981: 1

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/566

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tango.info · T0370197377

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MusicBrainz · 7aec138e-9d32-4b16-8a63-78346475b603source

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Is a1

Is a Milonga

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Published1

Published 1943

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Composer1

Composed by Alfredo Malerba

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

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Listen

  1. Ropa blancaRicardo Malerba · Orlando Medina1943
  2. Ropa blancaAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino · no clip yet1943
  3. Ropa blancaRaúl Garello1981

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