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Danzarín

Music by Julián Plaza. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–2000.
1958: 1 · danced 3 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 132 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times
1958’70’80’902000
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1958: 1, 3; 1959: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 132; 1968: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo’s 1963 version holds 97% of its dancing (132 of 135).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 5 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1958 and 1963.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Danzarín is a tango.

Danzarín was composed by Julian Plaza.

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Credit

Music
Julián Plaza

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 15 more we know of

1950’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 15
    3 dances
    1958
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedApr 17
    132 dances
    1963
  3. Enrique FranciniInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  4. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · May 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  5. Orquesta Escuela de Tango
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  6. Color TangoNot in our catalogue1996
  7. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogue1998
  8. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2003
  9. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogue2004
  10. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2005
  11. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  12. Ernesto BaffaNot in our catalogue
  13. Juan José MosaliniNot in our catalogue
  14. Leopoldo Federico, Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogue
  15. Miguel De CaroNot in our catalogue
  16. Osvaldo PiroNot in our catalogue
  17. Trío YumbaNot in our catalogue
  18. Quinteto VentarrónNot in our catalogue
  19. Orquesta del Tango de Buenos AiresNot in our catalogue
  20. Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1958–2000 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2009: 1, 2010: 3, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 6, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 7, 2019: 5, 2020: 5, 2021: 2, 2022: 10, 2023: 14, 2024: 12, 2025: 10, 2026: 3

Sebastian Jimenez & Ani MeskhiWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20102025 · 0:59

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sNatacha Poberaj & Diego Arizaga2009
  2. The 2010sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2014
  3. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Ani Meskhi2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  2. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  3. 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 catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/2263

Single source

Wikidata · Q46702649source

Single source

tango.info · T0370361446

Single source

MusicBrainz · 2cb3976b-a26b-4843-9b19-7641d006ffe2source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Julian Plaza

Single source

Listen

  1. DanzarínAníbal Troilo1958
  2. DanzarínEnrique Francini · no clip yet1959
  3. DanzarínAníbal Troilo1963
  4. DanzarínFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1968
  5. DanzarínOrquesta Escuela de Tango2000

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