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El toto

Music by Carlos Posadas. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1971.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo, 1944

  1. Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo1944
  2. Miguel Villasboas1971

Versions of El toto recorded 1944–1971

El toto was composed by Carlos Posadas.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Posadas
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1944 to 1971.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of El toto by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 4, 2026

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

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

  1. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdEl totoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpoinstrumentaltango1944
  2. Miguel VillasboasEl totoMiguel Villasboastango1971
  3. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue1913
  4. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue
All recordings of El toto

One recording

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

Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo

El totoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpoinstrumentaltango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

In their words

  • Después me crucé con Toto Faraldo, que ya me conocía de Cochabamba. "Mucho gusto, maestro Toto." A su lado estaba un chico joven, Omar.

    Fabián Peralta · Fabian Peralta "У меня к Вам вопрос" с русскими субтитрами от Pepa Palazon

    open at 29:25
  • Toto... no sé, porque en aquella época a todos nos ponían un apodo, a todos los chicos.

    Toto Faraldo · TOTO FARALDO Tengo una pregunta para vos.. ENGLISH subtitles / Русские субтитры (by PEPA PALAZON)

    open at 1:56

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