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Corrientes y Esmeralda

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–2006.
1934: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 129 times1945: 2 · danced 16 times1954: 1 · danced 1 times2006: 1 · danced 0 times
1934’40’50’60’70’80’90’002006
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1934: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 129; 1945: 2, 16; 1954: 1, 1; 2006: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1944 version holds 88% of its dancing (129 of 146).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 6 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Corrientes y Esmeralda was composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO.† The lyrics of Corrientes y Esmeralda are by Celedonio Flores.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 19 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · May 4
    16 dances
    1945
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedRoberto Chanel · Odeon · Oct 17
    129 dances
    1944
  3. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdFernando Díaz · RCA Victor · May 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1934
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · May 26
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  5. Ángel VargasInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 23
    1 dance
    1954
  6. Francisco FiorentinoInstrumental · May 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  7. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco1920
  8. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · May 191945
  9. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1951
  10. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán1952
  11. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1953
  12. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1954
  13. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Apr 231954
  14. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueOsvaldo Bazán · Dec 101955
  15. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueHugo del Carril · Jul 71971
  16. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1998
  17. Alberto CastilloNot in our catalogue
  18. Armando MorenoNot in our catalogue
  19. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  20. Enrique DumasNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1934–2006 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 3, 2009: 4, 2010: 3, 2011: 4, 2012: 3, 2013: 1, 2014: 5, 2015: 14, 2016: 17, 2017: 9, 2018: 6, 2019: 6, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 11, 2023: 4, 2024: 8, 2025: 4, 2026: 3

Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina SosaWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20082015 · 2:51

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2008
  2. The 2010sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2015
  3. The 2020sFacundo de la Cruz & Sagdiana Hamzina2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    4 performances
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  3. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
  4. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  5. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370007138

Single source

TodoTango · tema/95

Single source

Composer1

Composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

Single source

Listen

  1. Corrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · no clip yet1934
  2. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel1944
  3. Corrientes y EsmeraldaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1945
  4. Corrientes y EsmeraldaFrancisco Fiorentino · Francisco Fiorentino1945
  5. Corrientes y EsmeraldaÁngel Vargas · Ángel Vargas1954
  6. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · no clip yet2006

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