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Milongueando en el cuarenta

Music by Armando Pontier. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1998.
1941: 1 · danced 68 times1960: 1 · danced 3 times1971: 1 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 53 times
1941’50’60’70’80’901998
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1941: 1, 68; 1960: 1, 3; 1971: 1, 0; 1998: 1, 53

  1. Aníbal Troilo’s 1941 version holds 54% of its dancing (68 of 124).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 4 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Milongueando en el cuarenta was composed by Armando Pontier.†

Credit

Music
Armando Pontier

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedRCA Victor · Jun 16
    68 dances
    1941
  2. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Jun 21
    3 dances
    1960
  3. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Apr 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  4. Orquesta Forever Tango
    53 dances
    1998
  5. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  6. La TubatangoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1941–1998 · danced on film 2005–2025

20052025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 4, 2010: 4, 2011: 4, 2012: 2, 2013: 7, 2015: 7, 2016: 4, 2017: 8, 2018: 4, 2019: 12, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2022: 7, 2023: 5, 2024: 7, 2025: 4

Hiroshi YamaoWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2009Mundial de Baile de Tango · 2010 · 2:27

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Rodríguez & Andrea Misse2005
  2. The 2010sHiroshi YamaoMundial de Baile de Tango · 2010
  3. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalMilonga Malena · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370163088

Single source

TodoTango · tema/2802

Single source

MusicBrainz · f24c40bf-36d5-42e7-9088-e6e919e9ef56source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Armando Pontier

Single source

Listen

  1. Milongueando en el cuarentaAníbal Troilo1941
  2. Milongueando en el cuarentaArmando Pontier1960
  3. Milongueando en el cuarentaHéctor Varela · no clip yet1971
  4. Milongueando en el cuarentaOrquesta Forever Tango1998

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