The Cabeceo

We've caught your eye across the milonga. Like any good tango, this starts with consent — nothing optional runs until you say so. What we store.

Skip to content

Song

Mariposita

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–2020.

Mariposita was composed by Anselmo Aieta.

Mariposita is a tango.

Mariposita was published in 1941.

The lyrics of Mariposita are by Francisco García Jiménez.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 1919413 dances
  2. Ricardo TanturiInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 2819472 dances
  3. Los Astros Del TangoInstrumental · Music Hall1958
  4. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedHugo Duval · Music Hall19654 dances
  5. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 181969
  6. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · May 221979
  7. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Sep 12000
  8. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Oct 302002
  9. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraXimena Gimenez20201 dance

Danced to it

The most watched videos on TangoTube, whoever recorded it

All 32 videos on TangoTube
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19412020

1941: 1, 1947: 1, 1958: 1, 1965: 1, 1969: 1, 1979: 1, 2000: 1, 2002: 1, 2020: 1

Composer1

Composed by Anselmo AietaSupported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/484Single source

tango.info · T0370086842Single source

MusicBrainz · 74e029f7-8fa9-494d-a1ce-df05ef5efb6asource

Is a1

Is a TangoSingle source

Published1

Published 1941Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García JiménezSingle source

Known for1

Anselmo Aieta — is known for Mariposita1940Single source

Listen

  1. MaripositaOsvaldo Fresedo1941
  2. MaripositaRicardo Tanturi1947
  3. MaripositaLos Astros Del Tango · no clip yet1958
  4. MaripositaRodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval · no clip yet1965
  5. MaripositaJuan D'Arienzo · no clip yet1969
  6. MaripositaArmando Pontier · Roberto Goyeneche1979
  7. MaripositaOrquesta El Arranque · Ariel Ardit2000
  8. MaripositaOrquesta El Arranque · Ariel Ardit2002
  9. MaripositaOrquesta Romantica Milonguera · Ximena Gimenez2020

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.