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La esquina

Music by Lucio Demare. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1938.

Versions of La esquina recorded 1938

La esquina was composed by Lucio Demare.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

54 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Lucio Demare
Words
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Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1938 to 1938.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdMost dancedLa esquinaLucio DemareinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    54 dances
    1938
All recordings of La esquina

One recording

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Lucio Demare

La esquinaLucio DemareinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 56 Performances

Alper Ergökmen & Selen Sürek & Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2005TanGo To Istanbul · 2016 · 2:21

Danced to it

Music from 1938 · danced on film 2008–2024

20082024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 3, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 4, 2013: 4, 2014: 1, 2015: 4, 2016: 8, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 6, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Rodríguez & Andrea Misse2008
  2. The 2010sAlper Ergökmen & Selen Sürek & Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezTanGo To Istanbul · 2016
  3. The 2020sFacundo de la Cruz & Noelia Hurtado2023

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    3 performances
  2. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 9 complete sets on film

  1. Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Anselmo Acuña el reseroCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    2. 2Orgullo criolloOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956
    3. 3El viejo valsFrancisco Rotundo, 1951
    4. 4La esquinaLucio Demare, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Facundo de la Cruz and Noelia Hurtado

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Me quedé mirándolaAníbal Troilo, 1945
    2. 2PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1948
    3. 3El corazón me engañóJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4La esquinaLucio Demare, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Javier Rodríguez and Moira Castellano

    Milonga Malena, 2021 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1MarianitoCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
    2. 2A mis viejosAníbal Troilo, 1963
    3. 3La esquinaLucio Demare, 1938
    4. 4Porteño y bailarínCarlos Di Sarli, 1945
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Le digo, por ejemplo, nombres que le van a sonar: Jacinto Chiclana, El títere, Oda íntima a Buenos Aires, lo que dije antes, El hombre de la esquina rosada.

    I'll give you names that will ring a bell: Jacinto Chiclana, El títere, Oda íntima a Buenos Aires, what I said before, El hombre de la esquina rosada.Tangopedia translation

    Juan Carlos Copes · JUAN CARLOS COPES Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 3:07
  • No, no es la esquina... sí, la esquina, para mí. A quienes admiraba como mi idea de tango fueron Javier Rodríguez y Gerardín Rojas. Vi eso y me enamoré.

    Hernán Rodríguez · Interview to Hernan Rodriguez y Florencia Labiano.

    open at 5:23

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0999900007

TodoTango · tema/1174

Composer1

Composed by Lucio Demare

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  1. La esquinaLucio DemareinstrumentalmilongaOdeon

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