Song
La madrugada
Who recorded it
Every version4Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929
Versions of La madrugada recorded 1929–2003
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
4 orchestras recorded it
54 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Ángel Maffia
- Words
- Catulo Castillo
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
- not yet cited · help fill it
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1944, with 83% of the 54 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.
“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.
Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.
- Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedLa madrugadaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor45 dances · 83%1944
- Pedro LaurenzLa madrugadaPedro LaurenzCarlos BermúdeztangoOdeon9 dances · 17%1944
- Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdLa madrugadaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeonNo match yet1929
- Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroLa madrugadaOrquesta Típica Fernández FierrotangoNo match yet2003
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Couples filmed dancing this recording · 53 Performances
Danced to it
Music from 1929–2003 · danced on film 2010–2025
2010: 1, 2011: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 3, 2015: 5, 2016: 3, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 5
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
Filmed sets
One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.
2 of 2 complete sets on film
Frank Obregon and Jenny Gil
2016 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1La madrugadaPedro Laurenz, 1944
- 2PrometedoraJuan D'Arienzo, 1962
- 3Tu boca mintióJuan D'Arienzo, 1951
Constantinos Bagropoulos and Metaxenia Karachaliou
TangoLovers Festival, 2017 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1La madrugadaPedro Laurenz, 1944
- 2Por qué razónJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
- 3Milonga que peina canasMiguel Caló, 1942
In their words
Y bueno, también, cómo se llama... con Bermúdez, me encanta, con ese mismo color, 'La madrugada'.
And, well, also, what's his name... with Bermúdez, I love it, with that same color, 'La madrugada'.Tangopedia translation
Carlos Rivarola · Carlos Rivarola. Bailarín profesional. Profesor. Entrevista de Farol.
open at 15:20Uno llamaba al otro y decía: 'me parece que está bien'; al rato lo volvía a llamar, de madrugada lo despertaba, y decía: 'estuve pensando, mejor dejá la milonga
Juan Carlos Copes · JUAN CARLOS COPES Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.
open at 4:55
Read more
- EntryÁngel MaffiaPerson
- EntryCatulo CastilloPerson
- EntryEn la madrugadaComposition
- EntryDe madrugadaComposition
- EntryLa manadaComposition
- EntryEl amanecerComposition
- EntryMañanaComposition
What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
The year it was written.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
In other catalogues2
tango.info · T0370195371
TodoTango · tema/1214
Composer1
Composed by Ángel Maffia
Lyricist1
Lyrics by Catulo Castillo
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