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El pollero

Music by Héctor Marcó, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1949–1949.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Alfredo Gobbi, 1949

  1. Alfredo GobbiJorge Maciel1949
  2. Francisco RotundoCarlos Roldán1949

Versions of El pollero recorded 1949

El pollero was composed by Héctor Marcó.† The lyrics of El pollero are by Héctor Marcó.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Héctor Marcó
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1949 to 1949.
1940
Recordings of El pollero by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

  1. Alfredo GobbiEarliest we holdEl polleroAlfredo GobbiJorge MacieltangoMeasured automatically · 119 BPM · E major1949
  2. Francisco RotundoEl polleroFrancisco RotundoCarlos RoldántangoOdeon1949
  3. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel · Mar 241949
All recordings of El pollero

One recording

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

Alfredo Gobbi

El polleroAlfredo GobbiJorge Macieltango

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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 · T0370065716

TodoTango · tema/3115

Composer1

Composed by Héctor Marcó

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Héctor Marcó

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  1. El polleroAlfredo GobbiJorge Macieltango
  2. El polleroFrancisco RotundoCarlos RoldántangoOdeon

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