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Esta noche de luna

Music by José García, Graciano Gómez, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–2016.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: José Garcia, 1943

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1943
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1955
  3. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1944
  4. Julio De CaroRoberto Medina1951
  5. José GarciaAlfredo Rojas1943
  6. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraMarisol Martínez2016

Versions of Esta noche de luna recorded 1943–2016

Esta noche de luna was composed by Graciano Gómez and José García.† The lyrics of Esta noche de luna are by Héctor Marcó.† Esta noche de luna was published in 1943.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

591 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José García, Graciano Gómez
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1955 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1943 to 2016.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Esta noche de luna by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1955, with 51% of the 591 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedEsta noche de lunaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
    300 dances · 51%
    1955
  2. Carlos Di SarliEsta noche de lunaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    217 dances · 37%
    1943
  3. José GarciaEarliest we holdEsta noche de lunaJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
    44 dances · 7%
    1943
  4. Francisco CanaroEsta noche de lunaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    13 dances · 2%
    1944
  5. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraEsta noche de lunaOrquesta Romantica MilongueraMarisol Martíneztango
    13 dances · 2%
    2016
  6. Julio De CaroEsta noche de lunaJulio De CaroRoberto Medinatango
    4 dances · <1%
    1951
  7. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · May 211944
  8. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda1950
  9. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel1962
  10. Carlos NoguésNot in our catalogue
  11. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  12. Alberto MarinoNot in our catalogue
  13. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueCarlos Nogués
  14. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda
  15. Mario MauranoNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque
All recordings of Esta noche de luna

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 303 Performances

Sebastian Jimenez & Maria Inés BogadoWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 201010:40

Danced to it

Music from 1943–2016 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 2, 2008: 7, 2009: 14, 2010: 21, 2011: 36, 2012: 67, 2013: 54, 2014: 39, 2015: 26, 2016: 32, 2017: 26, 2018: 37, 2019: 18, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 7, 2023: 5, 2024: 8, 2025: 8, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sHiroshi Yamao & Kyoko Yamao2009
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Virginia Pandolfi2010
  3. The 2020sMariano Galeano & Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezBrussels Tango Festival · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    7 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    3 performances
  3. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances
  4. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    2 performances
  5. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  6. Confitería IdealSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  7. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance
  8. La CatedralAlmagro
    1 performance
  9. La MilonguitaColegiales
    1 performance
  10. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  11. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  12. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  13. You Should Be DancingNew York
    1 performance

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.

3 of 39 complete sets on film

  1. Alejandro Andrian and Corina de la Rosa

    2017 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1EmbrujamientoRicardo Malerba, 1943
    2. 2Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1955
    3. 3Mucho muchoJuan D'Arienzo, 1953
    4. 4Pobre florAlfredo De Angelis, 1946
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Frank Obregon and Majo Garces

    2022 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1955
    2. 2Tu boca mintióJuan D'Arienzo, 1951
    3. 3MalenaFrancisco Canaro, 1955
    4. 4Dichas que vivíRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Roxana Suárez and Sebastián Achaval

    Milonga La Baldosa, 2012 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Dichas que vivíRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    2. 2PregoneraAlfredo De Angelis, 1945
    3. 3Una noche de garufaRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    4. 4Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1955
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370207865

TodoTango · tema/822

Composer2

Composed by Graciano Gómez

Composed by José García

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Héctor Marcó

Published1

Published 1943

Listen

  1. Esta noche de lunaJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
  2. Esta noche de lunaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  3. Esta noche de lunaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
  4. Esta noche de lunaJulio De CaroRoberto Medinatango
  5. Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
  6. Esta noche de lunaOrquesta Romantica MilongueraMarisol Martíneztango

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