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Cotorrita de la suerte · Roberto Firpo · 1927

Roberto Firpotango
Music by Alfredo de Franco, lyrics by José De Grandis. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1945.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1927

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino1945
  2. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas1945
  3. Roberto Firpo1927
  4. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Pinned at 1927 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Roberto Firpo recordings indexed 1917–1944

Cotorrita de la suerte · Roberto Firpo · 1927: A melancholy tango, later known from Troilo-Marino; composed by Alfredo De Franco at age 17.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

31 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alfredo de Franco
Words
José De Grandis
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1945 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1927 to 1945.
1920’30’40
Recordings of Cotorrita de la suerte · Roberto Firpo · 1927 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1945, with 100% of the 31 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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedCotorrita de la suerteAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
    31 dances · 100%
    1945
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdCotorrita de la suerteRoberto Firpotango
    No match yet
    1927
  3. Francisco FiorentinoCotorrita de la suerteFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango
    No match yet
    1945
  4. Francisco CanaroCotorrita de la suerteFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1945
  5. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueOct 101927
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 161927
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Jul 191945
  8. Roberto FloresNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Roberto Firpo

Cotorrita de la suerteRoberto Firpotango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

A melancholy tango, later known from Troilo-Marino; composed by Alfredo De Franco at age 17.

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  1. Cotorrita de la suerteRoberto Firpo

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