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Song

Cuando un viejo se enamora

Music by Rodolfo Sciammarella, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Versions of Cuando un viejo se enamora recorded 1942

Cuando un viejo se enamora was composed by Rodolfo Sciammarella.† The lyrics of Cuando un viejo se enamora are by Manuel Romero.†

The work

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Music
Rodolfo Sciammarella
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.

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1940
Recordings of Cuando un viejo se enamora by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1942, with 68% of the 38 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedCuando un viejo se enamoraCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinomilongaRCA Victor
    26 dances · 68%
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCuando un viejo se enamoraFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldánmilongaOdeon
    12 dances · 32%
    1942

The versions dancers use

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2009–2022

20092022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 4, 2015: 6, 2016: 7, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2020: 2, 2022: 1

Cristhian Sosa & Noel SciutoWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 2012Floreal Milonga · 3:15

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJorge Pahl & Antonia Barrera2009
  2. The 2010sDiego Amorín & Ines Muzzopappa2017
  3. The 2020sLevan Gomelauri & Cecilia Acosta2020

Where it is danced

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

  1. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance

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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

tango.info · T0370188990

TodoTango · tema/889

Composer1

Composed by Rodolfo Sciammarella

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Listen

  1. Cuando un viejo se enamoraFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldánmilongaOdeon
  2. Cuando un viejo se enamoraCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinomilongaRCA Victor

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