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El malevo · Julio De Caro · 1928

Julio De Caroinstrumentaltango
Music by Julio de Caro, lyrics by María Luisa Carnelli. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1928

  1. Julio De Caro1928
  2. Puglia-Pedroza1952

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Julio De Caro recordings indexed 1924–1953 · gold: The sextet, 1923–1934

El malevo · Julio De Caro · 1928 is a tango.† El malevo · Julio De Caro · 1928 lasts 02:42.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Julio de Caro
Words
María Luisa Carnelli
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Julio De Caro’s 1928 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1952.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of El malevo · Julio De Caro · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdEl malevoJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango1928
  2. Puglia-PedrozaEl malevoPuglia-Pedrozatango1952
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Mar 161928
  4. Víctor D'AmarioNot in our catalogue1952

One recording

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

Julio De Caro

El malevoJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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In other catalogues7

tango.info · 00743212873528-1-16

tango.info · 00008637214326-1-8

tango.info · 08427328131070-1-19

tango.info · 02480002001249-1-3

tango.info · 02480002042662-1-3

tango.info · 02480002704348-1-1

tango.info · 04024236200191-1-2

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. El malevoJulio De Caro

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