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Song

Prisionero

Music by Julio Carressons, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

The lyrics of Prisionero are by Carlos Bahr.†

Credit

Music
Julio Carressons
Lyrics
Carlos Bahr

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

1940

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré · RCA Victor · Dec 27
    6 dances
    1943
  2. Rodolfo BiagiEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Amor · Odeon · Aug 24
    10 dances
    1943
  3. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 121929

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2013–2025

20132025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 3, 2014: 5, 2015: 2, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2025: 1

Gianpiero Galdi & Maria Filali2014 · 2:57

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sGianpiero Galdi & Maria Filali2014
  2. The 2020sClaudio Coppola2023

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370211338

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3935

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Bahr

Single source

Listen

  1. PrisioneroRodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor1943
  2. PrisioneroJuan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré1943

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