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La cachetada

Music by Roberto Firpo, lyrics by Venancio Clauso. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1933.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1933

  1. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1933

Versions of La cachetada recorded 1933

La cachetada was composed by Roberto Firpo.† The lyrics of La cachetada are by Venancio Clauso.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Roberto Firpo
Words
Venancio Clauso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1933 to 1933.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdLa cachetadaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon1933
  2. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAda Falcón · Mar 271934
All recordings of La cachetada

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

La cachetadaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

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In their words

  • milonga, o andá a escuchar música, porque lo que irradia, lo que se genera, es absolutamente emocional, y te pasan todas las emociones que atraviesas, y la cachetada

    Carolina Bonaventura · Carolina Bonaventura. Bailarina profesional. Profesora. Entrevista de Farol.

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370004797

TodoTango · tema/4770

Composer1

Composed by Roberto Firpo

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Venancio Clauso

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  1. La cachetadaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

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