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As de cartón

Music by Luis Viapiana, Juan Manuel González. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1953–1953.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Rotundo, 1953

  1. Alfredo GobbiCarlos Almada1953
  2. Francisco RotundoEnrique Campos1953

Versions of As de cartón recorded 1953

As de cartón was composed by Juan Manuel González and Luis Viapiana.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Luis Viapiana, Juan Manuel González
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1953 to 1953.
1950
Recordings of As de cartón 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 · 3 more we know of

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  1. Alfredo GobbiAs de cartónAlfredo GobbiCarlos Almadatango1953
  2. Francisco RotundoEarliest we holdAs de cartónFrancisco RotundoEnrique CampostangoOdeon1953
  3. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 281930
  4. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueCarlos Almada · Apr 281953
  5. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Jun 91961
All recordings of As de cartón

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Alfredo Gobbi

As de cartónAlfredo GobbiCarlos Almadatango
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In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0464670016

TodoTango · tema/1787

Composer2

Composed by Juan Manuel González

Composed by Luis Viapiana

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  1. As de cartónFrancisco RotundoEnrique CampostangoOdeon
  2. As de cartónAlfredo GobbiCarlos Almadatango

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