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Chaparron

Music by Pintín Castellanos, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1946.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1946

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1946

Versions of Chaparron recorded 1946

Chaparron is a milonga.

Chaparron was composed by Pintín Castellanos.

The lyrics of Chaparron are by Francisco García Jiménez.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

23 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pintín Castellanos
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1946 to 1946.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedChaparronJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüemilongaRCA Victor
    23 dances
    1946
All recordings of Chaparron

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

ChaparronJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüemilongaRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 25 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1946 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 3, 2014: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 4, 2018: 1, 2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

1 of 5 complete sets on film

  1. Cristina Sosa and Daniel Nacucchio

    Antwerpen Tango Festival, 2017 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1JudasJuan D'Arienzo, 1942
    2. 2ChaparronJuan D'Arienzo, 1946
    3. 3LocaJuan D'Arienzo, 1942
    Watch it on TangoTube

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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 catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/1005

tango.info · T0370243110

Is a1

Is a Milonga

Composer1

Composed by Pintín Castellanos

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Listen

  1. ChaparronJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüemilongaRCA Victor

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