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Detrás de tus mentiras

Music by Dante Gilardoni, Héctor Gentile, Ernesto Franco, lyrics by Héctor Gentile. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1960–1960.

Detrás de tus mentiras was composed by Héctor Gentile, Dante Gilardoni, and Ernesto Franco.† The lyrics of Detrás de tus mentiras are by Héctor Gentile, Dante Gilardoni, and Ernesto Franco.†

Credit

Music
Dante Gilardoni, Héctor Gentile, Ernesto Franco
Lyrics
Héctor Gentile

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedJorge Valdez · RCA Victor · Jul 27
    14 dances
    1960

Lyrics

Español

Por qué padecer así Que tenga que vivir Detrás de tus mentiras. Si sólo quiero yo Y vos me tolerás De puro arrepentida. Mas, no poder, sin ti, amor Si me engañás y yo lo sé, Y vivo igual, sin traicionar Por qué, por qué será. Por qué ha de ser así Que tenga que vivir, Pidiéndote que mientas más. Si dices la verdad, La triste y cruel verdad, Me matarás.

English · machine translation

Why suffer like this That I have to live Behind your lies. If I'm all I want And you tolerate me In pure repentance. But, I can't, without you, love If you deceive me and I know it, And I live the same, without betraying Why, why, why should it be. Why should it be so That I have to live, Asking you to lie more. If you tell the truth, The sad and cruel truth, You'll kill me.

Danced to it

Music from 1960 · danced on film 2014–2023

20142023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 7, 2023: 1

Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina SosaWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20082018 · 2:54

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2018
  2. The 2020sGianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. 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 catalogues1

tango.info · T0370479278

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Composer3

Composed by Héctor Gentile

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Composed by Dante Gilardoni

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Composed by Ernesto Franco

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Lyricist3

Lyrics by Héctor Gentile

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Lyrics by Dante Gilardoni

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Lyrics by Ernesto Franco

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Listen

  1. Detrás de tus mentirasJuan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez1960

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