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Soy muchacho de la guardia · Lucio Demare · 1942

Lucio DemareRoberto ArrietatangoOdeon
Music by Agustin Irusta, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1942
  2. Lucio DemareRoberto Arrieta1942

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Lucio Demare recordings indexed 1938–1957

Soy muchacho de la guardia · Lucio Demare · 1942 was sung by Roberto Arrieta.† Soy muchacho de la guardia · Lucio Demare · 1942 is a tango.† Soy muchacho de la guardia · Lucio Demare · 1942 lasts 03:28.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Agustin Irusta
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1942 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.
1940
Recordings of Soy muchacho de la guardia · Lucio Demare · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedSoy muchacho de la guardiaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    5 dances
    1942
  2. Lucio DemareSoy muchacho de la guardiaLucio DemareRoberto ArrietatangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1942

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

Soy muchacho de la guardiaLucio DemareRoberto ArrietatangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Lucio Demare recorded on Sep 3, 1942.

  1. Milonga en rojoLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandamilongaOdeon

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues7

tango.info · 04024236200436-1-5

tango.info · 02480002705239-1-1

tango.info · 00724354169823-1-8

tango.info · 02480002007531-1-5

tango.info · 02480002042952-1-15

tango.info · 08427328130103-1-7

tango.info · 02480002102953-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Arrieta

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:28

Audio feature15

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.943

Audio feature A#

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.765

Audio feature -22.1

Audio feature 0.374

Audio feature 0.334

Audio feature 0.314

Audio feature 0.008

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.679

Audio feature 122.3

Audio feature 61.1

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Soy muchacho de la guardiaAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino

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