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Song

Madreselva

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Luis César Amadori. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1916–1970.

Who recorded it

Every version10

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1916

  1. Aníbal TroiloNelly Vázquez1964
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1944
  3. Francisco CanaroCharlo · Roberto Maida …19161931193219381951
  4. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar1938
  5. José BassoCarlos Rossi1967
  6. Florindo SassoneZulema Robles1970

Versions of Madreselva recorded 1916–1970

Madreselva was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Madreselva are by Luis César Amadori.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

20 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Luis César Amadori
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1932 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 10 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1916 to 1970.
1910’20’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Madreselva by year, taller the more they are danced · 10 of 10 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

10 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 14 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Aníbal TroiloMadreselvaAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1964
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoMadreselvaÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1944
  4. Francisco LomutoMadreselvaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1938
  5. José BassoMadreselvaJosé BassoCarlos RossitangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1967
  6. Florindo SassoneMadreselvaFlorindo SassoneZulema RoblestangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1970
  7. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1931
  8. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Aug 201938
  9. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue1971
  10. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  11. Ada FalcónNot in our catalogue
  12. Ana MedranoNot in our catalogue
  13. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  14. Emilio RamilNot in our catalogue
  15. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  16. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue
  17. Ernesto BaffaNot in our catalogue
  18. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue
  19. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue
  20. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Madreselva

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

MadreselvaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Jonny Lambert & Dulce Lauria2017 · 1:59

Danced to it

Music from 1916–1970 · danced on film 2015–2021

20152021
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2017: 2, 2021: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonny Lambert & Dulce Lauria2017
  2. The 2020sEliana Sosa2021

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370017336

TodoTango · tema/467

MusicBrainz · 3b7263e3-f947-4608-ab95-ea49913ca0casource

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis César Amadori

Listen

  1. MadreselvaFrancisco CanarotangoAtlanta
  2. MadreselvaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
  3. MadreselvaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
  4. MadreselvaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
  5. MadreselvaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
  6. MadreselvaÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
  7. MadreselvaFrancisco CanaroMario AlonsotangoOdeon
  8. MadreselvaAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
  9. MadreselvaJosé BassoCarlos RossitangoMusic Hall
  10. MadreselvaFlorindo SassoneZulema RoblestangoOdeon

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