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El Pollito

Music by Francisco Canaro. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1981.
1927: 1 · danced 1 times1931: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 2 · danced 4 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 2 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 8 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1981: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’701981
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 1; 1931: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1947: 2, 4; 1951: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 0; 1959: 2, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 8; 1966: 1, 0; 1981: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1938 and 1965. 3 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El Pollito was composed by Francisco Canaro.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 11
    8 dances
    1965
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 24
    3 dances
    1947
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  5. Ricardo TanturiInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · May 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  7. Edgardo DonatoInstrumental · Pampa · Jun 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  8. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jun 1
    1 dance
    1927
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · May 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  10. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Jul 31
    1 dance
    1947
  11. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  12. Mariano MoresInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  13. Miguel VillasboasInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1981
  14. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jul 311947
  15. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueInstrumental1952
  16. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Apr 221959
  17. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  18. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  19. Quinteto Criollo Atlana, dir. Astor BologniniNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1981 · danced on film 2010–2024

20102024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2020: 2, 2024: 1

Dante Sánchez & Indira HiayesWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20073:12

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMaria Filali & Mazen Kiwan2010
  2. The 2020sDante Sánchez & Indira Hiayes2020

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370023190

Single source

TodoTango · tema/5338

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Listen

  1. El PollitoFrancisco Canaro1927
  2. El PollitoFrancisco Canaro1931
  3. El PollitoJuan D'Arienzo1938
  4. El PollitoCarlos Di Sarli1947
  5. El PollitoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1947
  6. El PollitoCarlos Di Sarli1951
  7. El PollitoEdgardo Donato · no clip yet1954
  8. El PollitoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1959
  9. El PollitoRicardo Tanturi1959
  10. El PollitoOsvaldo Fresedo1961
  11. El PollitoJuan D'Arienzo1965
  12. El PollitoMariano Mores · no clip yet1966

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