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Song

Melenita de oro

Music by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, lyrics by Samuel Linnig. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1968.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Alfredo De Angelis, 1944

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1961
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1944
  3. José BassoJuan Carlos Godoy1968
  4. Francisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz1953

Versions of Melenita de oro recorded 1944–1968

Melenita de oro is a tango.

Melenita de oro was published in 1922.

Melenita de oro was composed by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores.

The lyrics of Melenita de oro are by Samuel Linnig.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores
Words
Samuel Linnig
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1944 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, 1944 to 1968.
1940’50’60
Recordings of Melenita de oro 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 · 5 more we know of

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  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMelenita de oroOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoStentor1961
  2. Alfredo De AngelisEarliest we holdMelenita de oroAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon1944
  3. José BassoMelenita de oroJosé BassoJuan Carlos GodoytangoMusic Hall1968
  4. Francisco RotundoMelenita de oroFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoPampa1953
  5. Carlos Vicente Geroni FloresNot in our catalogue1922
  6. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel1960
  7. Ciriaco Ortiz, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogue1965
  8. Orquesta Típica Porteña, dir. R. GarelloNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino1978
  9. Carlos Vicente Geroni FloresNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Melenita de oro

One recording

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

Alfredo De Angelis

Melenita de oroAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
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In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1209

tango.info · T0370086966

MusicBrainz · 36292eef-6551-4e5a-976b-12ed4d823903source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1922

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Samuel Linnig

Listen

  1. Melenita de oroAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
  2. Melenita de oroFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoPampa
  3. Melenita de oroOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoStentor
  4. Melenita de oroJosé BassoJuan Carlos GodoytangoMusic Hall

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