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Cobardía · Francisco Lomuto · 1933

Francisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
Music by Charlo, lyrics by Luis César Amadori. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1958.

Pinned at 1933 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Lomuto recordings indexed 1925–1950 · 3 applied periods in gold

Cobardía · Francisco Lomuto · 1933 was sung by Fernando Díaz.†† Cobardía · Francisco Lomuto · 1933 is a tango.† Cobardía · Francisco Lomuto · 1933 lasts 03:16.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Charlo
Words
Luis César Amadori
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1933 to 1958.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Cobardía · Francisco Lomuto · 1933 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 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. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedCobardíaOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon
    14 dances
    1950
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCobardíaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1933
  3. Francisco LomutoCobardíaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1933
  4. José BassoCobardíaJosé BassoAlfredo BelusitangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1958
  5. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1933
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Apr 41933
  7. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Aug 251933
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCharlo · May 291952
  9. CharloNot in our catalogue
  10. Lidia BordaNot in our catalogue
  11. Luis CardeiNot in our catalogue
  12. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueRodolfo Lesica
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

One recording

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

Francisco Lomuto

CobardíaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Fernando DíazJul 7, 1933

In other catalogues11

tango.info · 08427328130097-1-9

tango.info · 02480002333449-2-1

tango.info · 02480002336273-1-8

tango.info · 04024236200016-1-10

tango.info · 04024236203604-1-9

tango.info · 00731920757827-1-6

tango.info · 02480002002246-1-6

tango.info · 02480002031741-1-1

tango.info · 02480002044345-1-10

tango.info · 02480002101222-1-88

tango.info · 02480002332718-2-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:16

Audio feature14

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.933

Audio feature D

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.833

Audio feature -20.6

Audio feature 0.42

Audio feature 0.294

Audio feature 0.154

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.845

Audio feature 61.5

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. CobardíaFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá

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