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Criolla linda

Music by Vicente Gorrese, Bernardo Germino, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1970.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1942

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1970
  2. Francisco Lomuto1942
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1962
  4. Julio De Caro1950
  5. Héctor Varela1951

Versions of Criolla linda recorded 1942–1970

Criolla linda was composed by Vicente Gorrese and Bernardo Germino.† The lyrics of Criolla linda are by Luis Rubistein.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Vicente Gorrese, Bernardo Germino
Words
Luis Rubistein
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 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1942 to 1970.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Criolla linda by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

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

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoCriolla lindaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1970
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdMost dancedCriolla lindaFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1942
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Criolla lindaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1962
  4. Julio De CaroCriolla lindaJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango
    2 dances
    1950
  5. Héctor VarelaCriolla lindaHéctor Varelatango
    No match yet
    1951
  6. Cayetano PuglisiNot in our catalogueJun 131929
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Sep 201929
  8. Carlos Vicente Geroni FloresNot in our catalogueApr 141931
  9. Orquesta Típica Brodman-AlfaroNot in our catalogue1932
  10. Domingo Federico, Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue1953
  11. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDec 171962
  12. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1980
  13. Orquesta Típica Decareana, dir. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogue1983
  14. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Criolla linda

One recording

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

Francisco Lomuto

Criolla lindaFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1970 · danced on film 2011–2025

20112025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2014: 2, 2017: 1, 2025: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Julia Burenicheva and Sergey Kurkatov

    2014 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Tigre viejoOsvaldo Fresedo, 1934
    2. 2Criolla lindaJuan D'Arienzo, 1970
    3. 3Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal Troilo, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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