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Song

Paciencia · 1938

Luis Scalontango
Music by Juan D'Arienzo, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1987.

Pinned at 1938 · Golden Age 1935–1954

The work

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Music
Juan D'Arienzo
Lyrics
Francisco Gorrindo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 10 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1937 to 1987.

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1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Paciencia · 1938 by year, taller the more they are danced · 10 of 10 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1970, with 90% of the 519 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedPacienciaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    465 dances · 90%
    1970
  2. Juan D'ArienzoPacienciaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    20 dances · 4%
    1951
  3. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdPacienciaJuan D'ArienzoEnrique CarbeltangoRCA Victor
    18 dances · 3%
    1937
  4. Héctor VarelaPacienciaHéctor VarelaRodolfo Lesicatango
    8 dances · 2%
    1951
  5. Francisco CanaroPacienciaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    5 dances · <1%
    1938
  6. Juan D'ArienzoPacienciaJuan D'ArienzoHoracio PalmatangoRCA Victor
    3 dances · <1%
    1961
  7. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaPacienciaRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalontango
    No match yet
    1938
  8. Alfredo De AngelisPacienciaAlfredo De AngelisCarlos AguirretangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1972
  9. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoPacienciaLos Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1972
  10. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoPacienciaLos Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter GutiérreztangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1987
  11. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1936
  12. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Palacios · Jan 141938
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueJan 141938
  14. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi · Jan 261938
  15. BachichaNot in our catalogueAlberto Larena1948
  16. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue
  17. Los Autenticos ReyesNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-
  18. Solo Tango orquestaNot in our catalogue

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

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  1. PacienciaJuan D'ArienzoEnrique Carbel

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