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Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963

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.

Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 was sung by Roberto Rufino.† Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 is a tango.† Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 lasts 02:52.†

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 1963 · danced on film 2015–2026

20152026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 2

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2015Moscow Tango Holidays · 2018 · 3:45

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónMoscow Tango Holidays · 2018
  2. The 2020sFernando Carrasco & Maria Inés Bogado2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance

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. 1Quasi nadaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Tango a PuglieseColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 2003 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00743216249121-1-20

Single source

tango.info · 00828766334227-1-8

Single source

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Rufino

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 02:52

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

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

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