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Song

La cara de la luna

Music by Manuel Campoamor. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1971.

Versions of La cara de la luna recorded 1941–1971

La cara de la luna was composed by Manuel Campoamor.†

The work

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Music
Manuel Campoamor

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1941 to 1971.

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1940’50’60’70
Recordings of La cara de la luna by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoLa cara de la lunaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1971
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Earliest we holdMost dancedLa cara de la lunaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknowntangoOdeon
    12 dances
    1941
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)La cara de la lunaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknownmilongaOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  4. Juan Carlos CavielloLa cara de la lunaJuan Carlos Caviellosinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  5. Vicente GrecoNot in our catalogue1911
  6. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueNov 51941
  7. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueApr 91959
  8. Ariel RamírezNot in our catalogue
  9. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1941–1971 · danced on film 2010–2025

20102025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2013: 3, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2018: 1, 2022: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Federico Naveira & Ines MuzzopappaWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20072010 · 2:43

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFederico Naveira & Ines Muzzopappa2010
  2. The 2020sAdrian Ferreyra & Dulce Lauria2022

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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 · T0370118185

TodoTango · tema/411

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Campoamor

Listen

  1. La cara de la lunaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknowntangoOdeon
  2. La cara de la lunaJuan Carlos Caviellosinger unknowntango
  3. La cara de la lunaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknownmilongaOdeon
  4. La cara de la lunaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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