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La vida me engañó · Alfredo De Angelis · 1946

Alfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
Music by Alfonso Casini, lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1947.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Alfredo De Angelis, 1946

  1. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán1946
  2. Enrique RodríguezFernando Reyes1947
  3. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel1946

Pinned at 1946 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Alfredo De Angelis recordings indexed 1943–1985 · 1 applied periods in gold

La vida me engañó · Alfredo De Angelis · 1946 was sung by Julio Martel.†† La vida me engañó · Alfredo De Angelis · 1946 is a tango.† La vida me engañó · Alfredo De Angelis · 1946 lasts 02:48.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alfonso Casini
Words
Elizardo Martínez Vilas
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1946 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1946 to 1947.
1940
Recordings of La vida me engañó · Alfredo De Angelis · 1946 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedLa vida me engañóCarlos Di SarliJorge DurántangoRCA Victor
    7 dances
    1946
  2. Enrique RodríguezLa vida me engañóEnrique RodríguezFernando ReyestangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1947
  3. Alfredo De AngelisEarliest we holdLa vida me engañóAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
    7 dances
    1946

One recording

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

Alfredo De Angelis

La vida me engañóAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Pablo Fidanza & Julia Marini2012 · 3:13

Recorded the same day

What else Alfredo De Angelis recorded on Aug 23, 1946.

  1. Tiene razón amigazoAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1946 · danced on film 2009–2012

20092012
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2012: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sFernando Sanchez & Ariadna Naveira2009
  2. The 2010sPablo Fidanza & Julia Marini2012

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Julio MartelAug 23, 1946

In other catalogues12

tango.info · 09991848000004-2-10

tango.info · 00724349536425-1-15

tango.info · 00008637215323-1-15

tango.info · 00724382137924-1-20

tango.info · 02480002028758-1-7

tango.info · 02480002030812-1-14

tango.info · 04038912150823-1-8

tango.info · 07798067330347-1-8

tango.info · 07798108080118-2-10

tango.info · 07798108080439-2-7

tango.info · 08427328140164-1-1

tango.info · 08427328146029-1-3

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:48

Audio feature15

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.943

Audio feature E

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.691

Audio feature -21.6

Audio feature 0.434

Audio feature 0.31

Audio feature 0.508

Audio feature 0.062

Audio feature 0.036

Audio feature 0.394

Audio feature 122.4

Audio feature 61.2

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. La vida me engañóAlfredo De AngelisJulio Martel

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