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Cautivo

Music by Egidio Pittaluga, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1983.

Cautivo was composed by Egidio Pittaluga.† The lyrics of Cautivo are by Luis Rubistein.†

Credit

Music
Egidio Pittaluga
Lyrics
Luis Rubistein

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Oct 9
    29 dances
    1941
  2. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueAlberto Hidalgo1966
  3. Fulvio SalamancaJulio Rodolfo
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  4. Sexteto TangoRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 6
    1 dance
    1983
  5. Nelson PinoNot in our catalogue2012
  6. María GrañaNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1941–1983 · danced on film 2014–2026

20142026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 6, 2015: 3, 2016: 2, 2017: 6, 2019: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 5, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Dante Sánchez & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2007Southern California Tango Championship · 2024 · 3:06

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJohn Zabala & Maria Filali2014
  2. The 2020sDante Sánchez & Roxana SuárezSouthern California Tango Championship · 2024

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19411983

1941: 1, 1968: 1, 1983: 1

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370173515

Single source

TodoTango · tema/267

Single source

MusicBrainz · 19295726-d69e-4fde-be14-c0b093f9fd22source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Egidio Pittaluga

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Rubistein

Single source

Listen

  1. CautivoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  2. CautivoFulvio Salamanca · Julio Rodolfo1968
  3. CautivoSexteto Tango · Roberto Goyeneche1983

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