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Song

Galleguita

Music by Horacio Pettorossi, lyrics by ALFREDO NAVARRINE. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1925–1969.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1925

  1. Aníbal TroiloNelly Vázquez1965
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1945
  3. Francisco Canaro19251927
  4. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1941
  5. Armando PontierOscar Ferrari1959
  6. José BassoOscar Ferrari1950

Versions of Galleguita recorded 1925–1969

Galleguita is a tango.

Galleguita was published in 1925.

Galleguita was composed by Horacio Pettorossi.

The lyrics of Galleguita are by ALFREDO NAVARRINE.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Horacio Pettorossi
Words
ALFREDO NAVARRINE
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1945 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1925 to 1969.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Galleguita by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloGalleguitaAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1965
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedGalleguitaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1945
  4. Francisco LomutoGalleguitaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1941
  5. Armando PontierGalleguitaArmando PontierOscar FerraritangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1959
  6. José BassoGalleguitaJosé BassoOscar FerraritangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1950
  7. Baffa-BerlingieriGalleguitaBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden
    No match yet
    1969
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1925
  9. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue-choir-1925
  10. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogue1948
  11. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Apr 81969
  12. Ana MedranoNot in our catalogue
  13. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  14. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Galleguita

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

GalleguitaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Diego Ortega & Aldana SilveyraWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2025 · World Champion · Tango Escenario 20103:01

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/635

tango.info · T0370013958

MusicBrainz · 9a120e89-f111-4657-8eab-943e902f35c4source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1925

Composer1

Composed by Horacio Pettorossi

Lyricist1

Lyrics by ALFREDO NAVARRINE

Listen

  1. GalleguitaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
  2. GalleguitaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. GalleguitaFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
  4. GalleguitaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  5. GalleguitaJosé BassoOscar FerraritangoOdeon
  6. GalleguitaArmando PontierOscar FerraritangoCBS Columbia
  7. GalleguitaAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
  8. GalleguitaBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden

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