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Song

San Telmo

Music by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1932.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1932

  1. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta1932
  2. Francisco LomutoCharlo1932

Versions of San Telmo recorded 1932

San Telmo is a tango.

San Telmo was composed by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.

The lyrics of San Telmo are by Ivo Pelay.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Lomuto’s 1932 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, 1932 to 1932.
1930
Recordings of San Telmo 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 · 1 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. Francisco CanaroSan TelmoFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1932
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdMost dancedSan TelmoFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1932
  3. Orquesta Matos RodríguezNot in our catalogue
All recordings of San Telmo

One recording

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

Francisco Lomuto

San TelmoFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Carlos Copello & Josefina Bermúdez2:57

Danced to it

Music from 1932 · danced on film 2022

In their words

  • Bueno, dale, para mí yo empecé a cruzarme en la milonga, sobre todo en las milongas de San Telmo, porque antes todo el tango pasaba por San Telmo, no pasaba por

    Well, all right, I started running into him at the milonga, especially the San Telmo milongas, because back then all of tango went through San Telmo, it didn't goTangopedia translation

    Fabián Salas · MARIANO "CHICHO" FRUMBOLI Y FABIÁN SALAS Tengo una pregunta para vos with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 8:13
  • Los Patios de San Telmo. Te cuento en otra fecha lo que fue Los Patios de San Telmo. Acordate si concretas ese proyecto que tenés en vista.

    Los Patios de San Telmo. I'll tell you another time what Los Patios de San Telmo was. Remember, if you go ahead with that project you have in mind.Tangopedia translation

    Soledad del Valle · MANO A MANO - Entrevista a SOLEDAD DEL VALLE - Versión del tango "Entre tu amor y mi amor".

    open at 1:00:57

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every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/4849

tango.info · T0370112767

MusicBrainz · 164d789e-a208-4a9d-8f72-68f63a1c29afsource

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Listen

  1. San TelmoFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoRCA Victor
  2. San TelmoFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon

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