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Bomboncito

Music by Antonio Romano, Jorge Cerioti, lyrics by Luis Caruso. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–2016.
1958: 1 · danced 124 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times2016: 1 · danced 32 times
1958’70’80’90’00’102016
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1958: 1, 124; 1968: 1, 0; 2016: 1, 32

  1. Fulvio Salamanca’s 1958 version holds 79% of its dancing (124 of 156).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 3 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Bomboncito was composed by Antonio Alfonso Romano.† The lyrics of Bomboncito are by Luis Caruso.†

Credit

Music
Antonio Romano, Jorge Cerioti
Lyrics
Luis Caruso

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1950’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · May 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  2. Fulvio SalamancaEarliest we holdMost dancedArmando Guerrico · Jun 6
    124 dances
    1958
  3. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraRoberto Minondi · Dec 1
    32 dances
    2016
  4. César ZagnoliNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · May 21958
  5. Antonio CerviñoNot in our catalogueSombra Deval

Danced to it

Music from 1958–2016 · danced on film 2012–2026

20122026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2014: 21, 2015: 17, 2016: 9, 2017: 17, 2018: 12, 2019: 15, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Dmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 2018Seoul Lime Tango Festival · 2018 · 3:43

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaSeoul Lime Tango Festival · 2018
  2. The 2020sMarcelo Varela & Analia Vega2022

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370442457

Single source

TodoTango · tema/6166

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Antonio Alfonso Romano

Sources disagree

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Caruso

Single source

Listen

  1. BomboncitoFulvio Salamanca · Armando Guerrico1958
  2. BomboncitoFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1968
  3. BomboncitoOrquesta Romantica Milonguera · Roberto Minondi2016

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