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Song

Dicen que dicen

Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Alberto J. Ballesteros. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1950.

Versions of Dicen que dicen recorded 1930–1950

Dicen que dicen was composed by Enrique Delfino.† The lyrics of Dicen que dicen are by Alberto J. Ballesteros.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Delfino
Words
Alberto J. Ballesteros
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1930 to 1950.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Dicen que dicen 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 · 7 more we know of

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  1. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdMost dancedDicen que dicenRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    4 dances
    1930
  2. Orquesta Francini-PontierDicen que dicenOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
    No match yet
    1950
  3. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · May 201930
  4. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue1932
  5. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Dec 51950
  6. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Jul 251961
  7. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  8. Víctor BuchinoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueJorge Casal

One recording

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

Roberto Firpo

Dicen que dicenRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Alejandro Devries & Facundo Guevara7:06

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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 · T0370010164

TodoTango · tema/647

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Delfino

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alberto J. Ballesteros

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  1. Dicen que dicenRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Dicen que dicenOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango

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