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El torito

Music by Ángel Villoldo, lyrics by Ángel Villoldo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1974.

El torito is a tango.

El torito was composed by Ángel Villoldo.

The lyrics of El torito are by Ángel Villoldo, Carlos Pesce, and Antonio Polito.

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Credit

Music
Ángel Villoldo
Lyrics
Ángel Villoldo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 14, 1939193929 dances
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Oct 3, 1950195018 dances
  3. Lorenzo BarberoInstrumental · Jan 24, 195219521 dance
  4. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 29, 1954195429 dances
  5. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Sep 30, 195719571 dance
  6. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 26, 197419741 dance

Lyrics

Español

Aquí tienen a El Torito, el criollo más compadrito que ha pisao la población. Donde quiera me hago ver cuando llega la ocasión. Pa' la danza soy ladino, y en cualquier baile argentino donde yo me he presentao, al mozo más bailarín he dejao acobardao. Cuando hago una sentadita de aquéllas que yo sé hacer, es el disloque, señores, pues me tengo mucha fe. Mi cuerpo es como un resorte cuando me pongo a bailar, y en todas partes el premio a la fija sé ganar. Yo tengo una morochita que es muy pierna y comadrita en el arte de bailar, y tadavía no halló quién la pueda aventajar. Todo el mundo nos alaba y somos la yunta brava conocida por aquí, y nadie se presentó que nos pueda competir. En los bailes nacionales nadie nos puede igualar, pues yo y mi prenda formamos La pareja sin rival. Lo mismo bailamos tango que gato con relación, la zamacueca, el cielito, la huella y el pericón.

English · machine translation

Here is El Torito, the most compadrito criollo that has ever walked the town. Wherever I want to be seen when the occasion arises. For the dance I am ladino, and in any Argentine dance where I have presented myself, the best dancer I have left cowed. When I do a little sit-down of those that I know how to do, it's the disloque, gentlemen, because I have a lot of faith. My body is like a spring when I start dancing, and everywhere the prize I know how to win. I have a little brunette who is very leggy and comadrita in the art of dancing, and she still hasn't found who can outdo her. Everyone praises us and we are the brave yunta known around here, and no one has come forward that can compete with us. In the national dances no one can match us, for me and my garment form The unrivaled couple. The same we dance tango as we dance the gato con relación, the zamacueca, the cielito, the huella and the pericón.

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The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19391974

1939: 1, 1950: 1, 1952: 1, 1954: 1, 1957: 1, 1974: 1

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/406Single source

tango.info · T0370238600Single source

MusicBrainz · b126e252-7429-4da8-b6a9-1c2018ff2d52source

Is a1

Is a TangoSingle source

Composer1

Composed by Ángel VilloldoSingle source

Lyricist3

Lyrics by Ángel VilloldoSingle source

Lyrics by Carlos PesceSingle source

Lyrics by Antonio PolitoSingle source

Listen

  1. El toritoEdgardo Donato1939
  2. El toritoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1950
  3. El toritoLorenzo Barbero1952
  4. El toritoJuan D'Arienzo1954
  5. El toritoArmando Pontier1957
  6. El toritoAlfredo De Angelis1974

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