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El Pollito · Mario Demarco · 1951

Mario Demarcotango
Music by Francisco Canaro. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1981.

Who recorded it

Every version14

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Juan D'Arienzo19381965
  2. Carlos Di Sarli19471951
  3. Ricardo Tanturi1959
  4. Osvaldo Fresedo1961
  5. Edgardo Donato1954
  6. Francisco Canaro19271931

Recorded on Dec 7, 1951, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1951

19351954

Mario Demarco · no periods written yet

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

10 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 14 recordings of this song by 10 orchestras, 1927 to 1981.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of El Pollito · Mario Demarco · 1951 by year, taller the more they are danced · 14 of 14 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 10 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Canaro in 1927.

  1. 1927Francisco CanaroRecording
  2. 1938Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  3. 1947Carlos Di SarliRecording
  4. 1947Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Recording
  5. 1951Mario DemarcoRecording
  6. 1954Edgardo DonatoRecording
  7. 1959Ricardo TanturiRecording
  8. 1961Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  9. 1966Mariano MoresRecording
  10. 1981Miguel VillasboasRecording

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

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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

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  3. Ricardo TanturiEl PollitoRicardo TanturiinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1959
  4. Osvaldo FresedoEl PollitoOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1961
  5. Edgardo DonatoEl PollitoEdgardo DonatotangoPampa
    No match yet
    1954
  8. Mariano MoresEl PollitoMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1966
  9. Mario DemarcoEl PollitoMario Demarcotango
    No match yet
    1951
  10. Miguel VillasboasEl PollitoMiguel Villasboastango
    No match yet
    1981
  11. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueJul 311947
  12. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogue1952
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueApr 221959
  14. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogue
  15. Quinteto Criollo Atlana, dir. Astor BologniniNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Mario Demarco

El PollitoMario Demarcotango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Mario Demarco recorded on Dec 7, 1951.

  1. PanMario Demarcotango

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  1. El PollitoFrancisco Canaro

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