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Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931

Francisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1977.

Pinned at 1931 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 was sung by Charlo.† Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 is a tango.† Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 lasts 02:48.†

The work

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Music
Francisco Pracánico
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1931 to 1977.

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1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1945, with 59% of the 34 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

9 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedMentiraOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon
    20 dances · 59%
    1945
  2. Sexteto TangoMentiraSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
    10 dances · 29%
    1972
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMentiraFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    2 dances · 6%
    1931
  4. Adolfo CarabelliMentiraAdolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuentetango
    1 dance · 3%
    1931
  5. Alfredo De AngelisMentiraAlfredo De AngelisOscar LarrocatangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1954
  6. Ángel D'AgostinoMentiraÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1945
  7. Enrique AlessioMentiraEnrique AlessioAlberto Castillotango
    No match yet
    1945
  8. Osvaldo PuglieseMentiraOsvaldo PuglieseNelly VázqueztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1977
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Vila1930
  10. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogueMercedes Carné1931
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Jul 71931
  12. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta1932
  13. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueLuis Díaz · Jun 81932
  14. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueJul 221932
  15. Raúl AldaoNot in our catalogue1954
  16. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueCarlos Aguirre · Aug 211969
  17. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1978

Lyrics

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Vos ,sabés que fuiste para mí la luz de mi cabeza alocada, el porqué de mi pobre vivir que vos alimentaste de amor... Muñequita de trapo que yo adoré santamente y fingías quererme... ¡Mentira, mentira! ¡No tiene perdón! Me pregunto cuáles son las causas por que vos quebraste mi felicidad, por qué razón fatal vos me causaste tanto mal... No te vengo a mendigar cariños que tal vez a otros le entregaste como a mí, ni me arrepiento de haberte querido así. Y pensar que yo te vi llorar de amor entre mis brazos de hombre, que escuché jurarme tu querer por todo lo más grande que hay, por tu santa viejita, que Dios la tenga en la gloria... ¡Y eran todas mentiras, mentiras, mentiras de mala mujer!

English · machine translation

You know that you were for me the light of my crazy head, the reason for my poor life that you fed with love... Little rag doll that I adored saintly and pretended to love me... Lies, lies! You are unforgivable! I wonder what are the reasons why you broke my happiness, for what fatal reason you caused me so much harm... I don't come to beg you affection that perhaps you gave to others as you did to me, nor do I regret of having loved you so. And to think that I saw you cry of love in my man's arms, that I heard you swear to love me for all the greatest things there are, for your holy old lady, God rest her soul... And they were all lies, lies, bad woman's lies!

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002335030-1-2

tango.info · 02480002152903-1-7

tango.info · 02480002040613-1-8

tango.info · 02480002007043-1-7

Singers1

Sung by Charlo

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:48

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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