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Por qué la quise tanto · José Basso · 1962

José BassoRoberto FloriotangoMusic Hall
Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1961–1977.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Mariano Mores, 1961

  1. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Rufino1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1962
  3. José BassoRoberto Florio1962
  4. Los Señores del TangoMario Pomar1962
  5. Mariano MoresMiguel Montero · Nito Mores19611977

Recorded 1962 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · José Basso recordings indexed 1948–1986

Por qué la quise tanto · José Basso · 1962 was sung by Roberto Florio.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

50 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
Rodolfo M. Taboada
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1963 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1961 to 1977.
1960’70
Recordings of Por qué la quise tanto · José Basso · 1962 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

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

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1963, with 56% of the 50 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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedPor qué la quise tantoAníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    28 dances · 56%
    1963
  2. Osvaldo PugliesePor qué la quise tantoOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoPhilips
    22 dances · 44%
    1962
  4. Los Señores del TangoPor qué la quise tantoLos Señores del TangoMario PomartangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1962
  5. José BassoPor qué la quise tantoJosé BassoRoberto FloriotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1962
  6. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1961
  7. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma1963
  8. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  9. Argentino LedesmaNot in our catalogue
  10. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  11. Antonio De MayoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

José Basso

Por qué la quise tantoJosé BassoRoberto FloriotangoMusic Hall

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Florio

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Por qué la quise tantoMariano MoresMiguel Montero

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