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La Rosarina

Music by Ricardo González, lyrics by Antonio Polito. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1944.
1929: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 0 times1937: 1 · danced 9 times1943: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’401944
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 0; 1937: 1, 9; 1943: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 0

  1. Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo recorded it in 1936 and 1944.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

La Rosarina was composed by Ricardo González.† The lyrics of La Rosarina are by Antonio Polito.†

Credit

Music
Ricardo González
Lyrics
Antonio Polito

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1920’30’40

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 2
    9 dances
    1937
  2. Típica VictorEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Dec 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  4. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Dec 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  5. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Mar 31
    Not danced on film yet
    1944
  6. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 301943
  7. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 211949
  8. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogueInstrumental1980
  9. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1944 · danced on film 2015–2019

20152019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 2, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 2

Martha Anton & Marta Anton2:29

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370026042

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Ricardo González

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Antonio Polito

Single source

Listen

  1. La RosarinaTípica Victor1929
  2. La RosarinaCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1936
  3. La RosarinaJuan D'Arienzo1937
  4. La RosarinaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1943
  5. La RosarinaCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1944

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