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El chupete

Music by Ricardo Gaudenzio, lyrics by Antonio Polito. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1997.

Versions of El chupete recorded 1942–1997

El chupete is a tango.

El chupete was composed by Ricardo Gaudenzio.

The lyrics of El chupete are by Antonio Polito.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ricardo Gaudenzio
Words
Antonio Polito
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 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1942 to 1997.
1940’50’60’70’80’90
Recordings of El chupete by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  2. Aníbal TroiloEl chupeteAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1942
  3. Miguel CalóEl chupeteMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1967
  4. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdMost dancedEl chupeteLucio DemareinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1942
  5. Edgardo DonatoEl chupeteEdgardo Donatosinger unknowntangoPampa
    No match yet
    1956
  6. Héctor VarelaEl chupeteHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1960
  7. Miguel VillasboasEl chupeteMiguel Villasboassinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1997
  8. Alberto Oscar GentileNot in our catalogue1950
  9. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue1973
  10. Alberto Oscar GentileNot in our catalogue
  11. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  12. Reynaldo NicheleNot in our catalogue
  13. Orquesta Victor popularNot in our catalogue
All recordings of El chupete

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

El chupeteLucio DemareinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Osvaldo Zotto2017 · 6:33

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1997 · danced on film 2017

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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

TodoTango · tema/4690

tango.info · T0370046073

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Ricardo Gaudenzio

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Antonio Polito

Listen

  1. El chupeteLucio DemareinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. El chupeteAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  3. El chupeteJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  4. El chupeteEdgardo Donatosinger unknowntangoPampa
  5. El chupeteHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
  6. El chupeteMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  7. El chupeteJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  8. El chupeteMiguel Villasboassinger unknowntango

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