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Al compás de un tango

Music by Alberto Suárez Villanueva, lyrics by Oscar Rubens. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Al compás de un tango is a tango.

Al compás de un tango was published in 1942.

Al compás de un tango was composed by Alberto Suárez Villanueva.

The lyrics of Al compás de un tango are by Oscar Rubens.

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Credit

Music
Alberto Suárez Villanueva
Lyrics
Oscar Rubens

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1940

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

  1. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedAlberto Castillo · RCA Victor · Mar 18
    16 dances
    1942
  2. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdJuan Carlos Miranda · Odeon · Mar 13
    6 dances
    1942
  3. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1959
  4. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1960
  5. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1975

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2023: 1, 2026: 2

Jonathan Spitel & Betsabet FloresWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20092011 · 2:46

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDamian Lobato2008
  2. The 2010sJonathan Spitel & Betsabet Flores2011
  3. The 2020sCyntia Palacios & Sebastian BolivarLisbon Tango Festival · 2026
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1804

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tango.info · T0370179706

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MusicBrainz · 34e5e93f-3844-4282-90e9-be4dc7d1bc3asource

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1942

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Composer1

Composed by Alberto Suárez Villanueva

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Oscar Rubens

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Listen

  1. Al compás de un tangoLucio Demare · Juan Carlos Miranda1942
  2. Al compás de un tangoRicardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo1942

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