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Destellos

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1959.
1930: 1 · danced 1 times1944: 1 · danced 0 times1946: 1 · danced 2 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times
1930’40’501959
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1930: 1, 1; 1944: 1, 0; 1946: 1, 2; 1956: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1930, 1944 and 1956.

    How we know

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

Destellos was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Destellos are by Juan Andrés Caruso.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Juan Andrés Caruso

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50

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

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Mar 29
    2 dances
    1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Jul 8
    1 dance
    1930
  3. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Dec 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1944
  4. Francisco CanaroJuan Carlos Rolon · Odeon · Sep 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  5. Enrique MoraElsa Moreno · Jun 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Jun 141928
  7. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Feb 221963
  8. Roberto PanseraNot in our catalogueEnzo Valentino1970
  9. Hernán SalinasNot in our catalogueFeb 81977
  10. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  11. Floreal RuízNot in our catalogue
  12. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  13. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueAlberto Casares, Roberto Taibo
  14. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

Danced to it

Music from 1930–1959 · danced on film 2015–2019

20152019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2019: 1

Jonatan Baez & Julia Gorin2019 · 2:43

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370079494

Single source

TodoTango · tema/906

Single source

MusicBrainz · 49e1d3b0-99b3-48ae-b3c2-957002a57ff9source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso

Single source

Listen

  1. DestellosFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1930
  2. DestellosFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán1944
  3. DestellosÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1946
  4. DestellosFrancisco Canaro · Juan Carlos Rolon1956
  5. DestellosEnrique Mora · Elsa Moreno · no clip yet1959

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