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Cuesta abajo

Music by Carlos Gardel, lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. 11 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–2011.

Who recorded it

Every version11

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1934

  1. Osvaldo Fresedo1963
  2. Francisco CanaroCarlos Galan · Argentino Ledesma19341969
  3. José BassoRodolfo Galé1953
  4. Héctor VarelaFernando Soler1975
  5. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde20012004
  6. Hugo Diaz1975

Versions of Cuesta abajo recorded 1934–2011

Cuesta abajo is a tango.

Cuesta abajo was published in 1934.

Cuesta abajo was composed by Carlos Gardel.

The lyrics of Cuesta abajo are by Alfredo Le Pera.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Gardel
Words
Alfredo Le Pera
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Hugo Diaz’s 1975 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 11 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1934 to 2011.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Cuesta abajo by year, taller the more they are danced · 11 of 11 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

11 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 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. Osvaldo FresedoCuesta abajoOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1963
  3. José BassoCuesta abajoJosé BassoRodolfo GalétangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1953
  4. Héctor VarelaCuesta abajoHéctor VarelaFernando Solertango
    1 dance
    1975
  6. Hugo DiazMost dancedCuesta abajoHugo Diaztango
    5 dances
    1975
  8. Trío Los ModernosCuesta abajoTrío Los ModernosRoberto GoyenechetangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1961
  9. Terig TucciNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jul 301934
  10. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueMar 261968
  11. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue-unspecified male- · Mar 261968
  12. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue1971
  13. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  14. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue
  15. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueHéctor De Rosas
  16. Reinhard LangnickelNot in our catalogueFeline Lang
  17. Raúl LaviéNot in our catalogue
  18. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
All recordings of Cuesta abajo

One recording

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

Hugo Diaz

Cuesta abajoHugo Diaztango
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 5 Performances

Noelia Hurtado & Oscar Arce4:58

Danced to it

Music from 1934–2011 · danced on film 2011–2012

20112012
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 3, 2012: 1

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/215

tango.info · T0370009167

Wikidata · Q11360565source

MusicBrainz · 9c253c74-6133-4dac-a651-fca702a7f513source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1934

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Gardel

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera

Listen

  1. Cuesta abajoFrancisco CanaroCarlos GalantangoOdeon
  2. Cuesta abajoJosé BassoRodolfo GalétangoOdeon
  3. Cuesta abajoTrío Los ModernosRoberto GoyenechetangoMusic Hall
  4. Cuesta abajoOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
  5. Cuesta abajoFrancisco CanaroArgentino LedesmatangoOdeon
  6. Cuesta abajoHéctor VarelaFernando Solertango
  7. Cuesta abajoHugo Diaztango
  8. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango
  9. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Labordetango
  10. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica ImperialCristina De Los Angelestango
  11. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica ImperialNicolás Aboskytango

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