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La mentirosa

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1972.
1944: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 127 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times
1944’50’60’701972
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1944: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 127; 1972: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1954 version holds 98% of its dancing (127 of 129).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 4 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

The lyrics of La mentirosa are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1940’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 9
    2 dances
    1944
  2. Aníbal TroiloJorge Casal · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedAlberto Morán · Odeon · Mar 17
    127 dances
    1954
  4. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte · Embassy
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1924
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 271928
  7. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · May 81953
  8. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue
  9. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  10. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta

Danced to it

Music from 1944–1972 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2013: 6, 2014: 3, 2015: 2, 2016: 18, 2017: 12, 2018: 8, 2019: 14, 2020: 1, 2021: 5, 2022: 5, 2023: 9, 2024: 7, 2025: 5, 2026: 1

Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20192021 · 3:49

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDiego Riemer & Sigrid van Tilbeurgh2008
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezTanGo To Istanbul · 2013
  3. The 2020sCarlitos Espinoza & Agustina Piaggio2021

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    3 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  3. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  4. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  5. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  6. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  7. Sexto CulturalChacarita
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370043121

Single source

TodoTango · tema/792

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Single source

Listen

  1. La mentirosaJuan D'Arienzo1944
  2. La mentirosaAníbal Troilo · Jorge Casal · no clip yet1952
  3. La mentirosaOsvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán1954
  4. La mentirosaMiguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte1972

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