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Por qué la quise tanto · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1962

Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1961–1977.
1961: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 3 · danced 22 times1963: 1 · danced 27 times1977: 1 · danced 0 times
1961’701977
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1961: 1, 0; 1962: 3, 22; 1963: 1, 27; 1977: 1, 0

  1. Mariano Mores recorded it in 1961 and 1977.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Mariano Mores
Lyrics
Rodolfo M. Taboada

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1960’70

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · Jun 5
    27 dances
    1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel · Philips · Sep 1
    22 dances
    1962
  3. José BassoRoberto Florio · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  4. Los Señores Del TangoMario Pomar · Columbia · Oct 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  5. Mariano MoresEarliest we holdMiguel Montero · Nov 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  6. Mariano MoresNito Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1977
  7. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1961
  8. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma1963
  9. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  10. Argentino LedesmaNot in our catalogue
  11. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  12. Antonio De MayoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1962 · danced on film 2014–2023

20142023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2016: 3, 2017: 3, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2

Dmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 2018Southern California Tango Championship · 2023 · 3:24

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJulian Sanchez & Bruna Estellita2019
  2. The 2020sDmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaSouthern California Tango Championship · 2023

Connected

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Listen

  1. Por qué la quise tantoMariano Mores · Miguel Montero · no clip yet1961

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