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En el viejo café

Music by Ernesto de Cicco, lyrics by José María Contursi. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

En el viejo café was composed by Ernesto Di Cicco.† The lyrics of En el viejo café are by José María Contursi.†

Credit

Music
Ernesto de Cicco
Lyrics
José María Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedEduardo Adrian · Odeon · Apr 6
    4 dances
    1942

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2023

Ismael Ludman2023 · 3:26

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370180372

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Ernesto Di Cicco

Sources disagree

Lyricist1

Lyrics by José María Contursi

Single source

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  1. En el viejo caféFrancisco Canaro · Eduardo Adrián1942

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