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Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Jorge Caldara. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1948–2017.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Pugliese, 1948

  1. Aníbal Troilo1949
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1948
  3. Tango Bardo2017

Pinned at 1948 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Transition, 1946–1949

Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948 is a tango.† Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948 lasts 02:40.† Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948: 'One of the best tangos ever', composed by the second bandoneonist Jorge Caldara, with a rising opening motif and a dead stop in the band.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

511 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Jorge Caldara
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1948 to 2017.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948 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 · 1 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1948, with 81% of the 511 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

77 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 PuglieseEarliest we holdMost dancedPatéticoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    414 dances · 81%
    1948
  2. Tango BardoPatéticoTango Bardotango
    84 dances · 16%
    2017
  3. Aníbal TroiloPatéticoAníbal TroilotangoRCA Victor
    13 dances · 3%
    1949
  4. BachichaNot in our catalogue1948

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

PatéticoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 414 Performances

Dmitry Vasin & Carlos EspinosaWorld Champion · Tango Escenario 2018Planetango · 2014 · 2:58

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Apr 6, 1948.

  1. Dejame en pazOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1948 · danced on film 2005–2026

20052026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 6, 2009: 10, 2010: 19, 2011: 21, 2012: 23, 2013: 21, 2014: 20, 2015: 26, 2016: 17, 2017: 23, 2018: 34, 2019: 22, 2020: 3, 2021: 7, 2022: 19, 2023: 12, 2024: 3, 2025: 5, 2026: 5

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sFernando GraciaMundial de Baile de Tango · 2007
  2. The 2010sDmitry Vasin & Carlos EspinosaPlanetango · 2014
  3. The 2020sDiego Ortega & Aldana Silveyra2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    2 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  3. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  4. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  5. Club Social y Deportivo Glorias ArgentinasMataderos
    1 performance
  6. Confitería IdealSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  7. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance
  8. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  9. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  10. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
  11. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 35 complete sets on film

  1. Facundo de la Cruz and Noelia Hurtado

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Me quedé mirándolaAníbal Troilo, 1945
    2. 2PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1948
    3. 3El corazón me engañóJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4La esquinaLucio Demare, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Juan Martín Carrara and Stefanía Colina

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Cuando el amor muereCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
    2. 2CastigoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3El puntazoJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    4. 4PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1948
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Andrea Misse and Javier Rodríguez

    2011 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La brujaJuan D'Arienzo, 1959
    2. 2La cicatrizJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1948
    4. 4Que falta que me hacésMiguel Caló, 1963
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1La cicatrizJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 5 Performances
  2. 2Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 5 Performances
  3. 3Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 5 Performances
  4. 4La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo, 1946 · danced together in 5 Performances
  5. 5AmuradoPedro Laurenz, 1940 · danced together in 5 Performances
  6. 6Pensalo bienJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 4 Performances
  7. 7CastigoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 4 Performances
  8. 8Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938 · danced together in 4 Performances
  9. 9PacienciaJuan D'Arienzo, 1970 · danced together in 3 Performances
  10. 10Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937 · danced together in 3 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002709459-1-1

tango.info · 04024236202171-1-7

tango.info · 05099964048024-8-20

tango.info · 00094633599727-1-18

tango.info · 07798108080422-1-8

tango.info · 00724349914025-1-3

tango.info · 00724349998520-1-19

tango.info · 02480002334149-1-3

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:40

Audio feature12

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.948

Audio feature F

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.756

Audio feature -23.5

Audio feature 0.381

Audio feature 0.376

Audio feature 0.04

Audio feature 0.015

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.945

Notes1

'One of the best tangos ever', composed by the second bandoneonist Jorge Caldara, with a rising opening motif and a dead stop in the band.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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