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Song

El paladín

Music by Agustín Bardi. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1945.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1929

  1. Carlos Di Sarli192919291941
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1945

Versions of El paladín recorded 1929–1945

El paladín was composed by Agustín Bardi.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Agustín Bardi
Words
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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 4 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1929 to 1945.
1920’30’40
Recordings of El paladín by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedEl paladínOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    11 dances
    1945
All recordings of El paladín

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

El paladínOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 11 Performances

Cyntia Palacios & Sebastian BolivarWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20222023 · 2:50

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1945 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 2, 2023: 3, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2013
  2. The 2020sCyntia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar2023

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Cyntia Palacios and Sebastian Bolivar

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1El paladínOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945
    2. 2Ya lo vesJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    3. 3Ilusión de mi vidaFeliciano Brunelli, 1949
    4. 4Selección de tangosJuan D'Arienzo, 1972
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Agustín Bardi

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370083047

MusicBrainz · c979a08d-d987-42d3-a1bc-c49f8a8c8f55source

TodoTango · tema/403

Listen

  1. El paladínCarlos Di SarlitangoRCA Victor
  2. El paladínCarlos Di SarlitangoRCA Victor
  3. El paladínCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  4. El paladínOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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