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Song

Corrientes y Esmeralda · Mario Demarco · 1965

Mario Demarco · tango · 1965 · Solfeando
Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–2006.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1934

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1945
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1944
  3. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1934
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde2006
  5. Ángel Vargas1954
  6. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Recorded in 1965, during the Nuevo (1955–1984).

1965

19551984

Mario Demarco · no periods written yet

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Key facts
Year
1965
Orchestra
Mario Demarco
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoCORRIENTES Y ESMERALDATango1965

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

153 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1934 to 2006.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Corrientes y Esmeralda · Mario Demarco · 1965 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 7 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Lomuto in 1934.

  1. 1934Francisco LomutoRecording
  2. 1944Osvaldo PuglieseRecording
  3. 1945Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  4. 1945Francisco FiorentinoRecording
  5. 1954Ángel VargasRecording
  6. 1965Mario DemarcoRecording
  7. 2006Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1944, with 87% of the 153 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedCorrientes y Esmeralda · Osvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel · tango · Oct 17, 1944 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 116 BPM · C# major
    133 dances · 87%
    1944
  2. Juan D'ArienzoCorrientes y Esmeralda · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · tango · May 4, 1945 · RCA VictorMeasured automatically · 127 BPM · E minor
    18 dances · 12%
    1945
  3. Ángel VargasCorrientes y Esmeralda · Ángel Vargas · sung · tango · Apr 23, 1954 · RCA Victor
    2 dances · 1%
    1954
  4. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdCorrientes y Esmeralda · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · tango · May 8, 1934 · RCA Victor
    No match yet
    1934
  5. Francisco FiorentinoCorrientes y Esmeralda · Francisco Fiorentino · sung · tango · May 19, 1945Measured automatically · 126 BPM · E minor
    No match yet
    1945
  6. Mario DemarcoCorrientes y Esmeralda · Mario Demarco · tango · 1965 · Solfeando
    No match yet
    1965
  7. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroCorrientes y Esmeralda · Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · tango · May 26, 2006
    No match yet
    2006
  8. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco1920
  9. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · May 191945
  10. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1951
  11. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1952
  12. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1953
  13. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1954
  14. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Apr 231954
  15. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán · Dec 101955
  16. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueHugo del Carril · Jul 71971
  17. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1998
  18. Alberto CastilloNot in our catalogue
  19. Armando MorenoNot in our catalogue
  20. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoCORRIENTES Y ESMERALDATango1965

Mario Demarco

Corrientes y Esmeralda · Mario Demarco · tango · 1965 · Solfeando

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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  1. Corrientes y Esmeralda · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1934

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