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La cotorrita

Lyrics by Antonio Polito. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–1920.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Típica Select, 1920

  1. Orquesta Típica Select1920

Versions of La cotorrita recorded 1920

La cotorrita was composed by Samuel Castriota.† The lyrics of La cotorrita are by Antonio Polito.†

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
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Words
Antonio Polito
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1920 to 1920.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdLa cotorritaOrquesta Típica SelectinstrumentaltangoVictor1920
All recordings of La cotorrita

One recording

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Orquesta Típica Select

La cotorritaOrquesta Típica SelectinstrumentaltangoVictor

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In their words

  • Superó, en algunos tangos, a Gardel: en 'Cotorrita de la suerte', donde un hombre pregona 'cotorrita', Marino supera a Gardel ahí, en el color de la voz.

    Félix Picherna · FELIX PICHERNA Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 23:51

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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 · T0370007194

TodoTango · tema/367

Composer1

Composed by Samuel Castriota

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Antonio Polito

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  1. La cotorritainstrumentaltangoVictor

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