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Maldonado

Music by Alberto Mastra, Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1943.
1929: 1 · danced 0 times1943: 2 · danced 127 times
1929’401943
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 0; 1943: 2, 127

  1. Pedro Laurenz’s 1943 version holds 92% of its dancing (118 of 127).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 3 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Maldonado was composed by Raúl de los Hoyos.† The lyrics of Maldonado are by Alberto Vacarezza.†

Credit

Music
Alberto Mastra, Raúl de los Hoyos
Lyrics
Alberto Vacarezza

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1920’30’40

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · Dec 17
    9 dances
    1943
  2. Pedro LaurenzMost dancedAlberto Podestá · Odeon · Dec 9
    118 dances
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Dec 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  4. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCharlo · May 21930

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1943 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 6, 2011: 4, 2012: 3, 2013: 9, 2014: 5, 2015: 5, 2016: 6, 2017: 8, 2018: 8, 2019: 14, 2022: 8, 2023: 11, 2024: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 4

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232025 · 2:48

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2015
  2. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  2. Círculo TrovadorVicente López
    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 · T0370142361

Single source

tango.info · T0370205881

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1192

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Raúl de los Hoyos

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza

Single source

Listen

  1. MaldonadoFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1929
  2. MaldonadoPedro Laurenz · Alberto Podestá1943
  3. MaldonadoCarlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino1943

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