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El día que te fuiste · Francisco Canaro · 1940

Francisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon
Music by Héctor Lomuto, lyrics by Héctor Lomuto. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1940.

Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Later years, 1939–1964

El día que te fuiste · Francisco Canaro · 1940 was sung by Francisco Amor.†† El día que te fuiste · Francisco Canaro · 1940 is a vals.† El día que te fuiste · Francisco Canaro · 1940 lasts 02:53.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Héctor Lomuto
Words
Héctor Lomuto
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1940 to 1940.
1940
Recordings of El día que te fuiste · Francisco Canaro · 1940 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroMost dancedEl día que te fuisteFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon
    4 dances
    1940
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdEl día que te fuisteFrancisco LomutoJorge Omar, Fernando DíazvalsRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1940

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

El día que te fuisteFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Dominic Bridge & Cecilia PiccinniTango Cazino · 2014 · 3:13

Danced to it

Music from 1940 · danced on film 2014–2024

20142024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2018: 1, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDominic Bridge & Cecilia PiccinniTango Cazino · 2014
  2. The 2020sLeandro Haeder & Sumire Muramoto2024

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Danced at

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Francisco AmorMay 9, 1940

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002102656-1-11

tango.info · 02480002153108-1-16

tango.info · 02480002010524-1-16

tango.info · 02480002153412-1-14

tango.info · 02480002040972-1-17

Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 02:53

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. El día que te fuisteFrancisco LomutoJorge Omar, Fernando Díaz

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