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Fondín de Pedro Mendoza

Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1930

  1. Ricardo TanturiJuan Carlos Godoy1957
  2. Francisco CanaroCharlo1930

Versions of Fondín de Pedro Mendoza recorded 1930–1957

Fondín de Pedro Mendoza was composed by Raúl de los Hoyos.† The lyrics of Fondín de Pedro Mendoza are by Ivo Pelay and Luis César Amadori.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1930 to 1957.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Fondín de Pedro Mendoza by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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

  1. Ricardo TanturiFondín de Pedro MendozaRicardo TanturiJuan Carlos GodoytangoRCA Victor1957
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdFondín de Pedro MendozaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1930
  3. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo BarbieriNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · May 281931
  4. Eduardo Del PianoNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · May 101950
  5. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma
All recordings of Fondín de Pedro Mendoza

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Fondín de Pedro MendozaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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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 · Z0000046810

TodoTango · tema/470

Composer1

Composed by Raúl de los Hoyos

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Lyrics by Luis César Amadori

Listen

  1. Fondín de Pedro MendozaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
  2. Fondín de Pedro MendozaRicardo TanturiJuan Carlos GodoytangoRCA Victor

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