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Cartón ligador

Music by Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Roberto Fontaina. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1951.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Edgardo Donato1951
  2. Francisco Canaro1929

Versions of Cartón ligador recorded 1929–1951

Cartón ligador was composed by Edgardo Donato.† The lyrics of Cartón ligador are by Roberto Fontaina and Víctor Soliño.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Edgardo Donato
Words
Roberto Fontaina
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1929 to 1951.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Cartón ligador by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Cartón ligadorFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · Z0000000612

Composer1

Composed by Edgardo Donato

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Roberto Fontaina

Lyrics by Víctor Soliño

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  1. Cartón ligadorFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Cartón ligadorEdgardo DonatoinstrumentaltangoPampa

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