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Song

Por qué no has venido

Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by Julio Navarrine. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1945.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1927

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseAlberto Morán1945
  2. Roberto Firpo1927

Versions of Por qué no has venido recorded 1927–1945

Por qué no has venido is a tango.† Por qué no has venido was published in 1926.† Por qué no has venido was composed by Pedro Maffia.†† The lyrics of Por qué no has venido are by Julio Navarrine.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Maffia
Words
Julio Navarrine
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Roberto Firpo’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1927 to 1945.
1920’30’40
Recordings of Por qué no has venido by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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  1. Osvaldo PugliesePor qué no has venidoOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon1945
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdPor qué no has venidoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon1927
  3. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1926
  4. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCarlos Dante
All recordings of Por qué no has venido

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Roberto Firpo

Por qué no has venidoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370023305

TodoTango · tema/1200

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1926

Composer1

Composed by Pedro Maffia

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Julio Navarrine

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  1. Por qué no has venidoRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Por qué no has venidoOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon

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