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Song

La traición

Music by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, Hermido Braga. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1929.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1929

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929
  2. Francisco Lomuto1929

Versions of La traición recorded 1929

La traición was composed by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores and Hermido Braga.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, Hermido Braga
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1929 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1929 to 1929.
1920
Recordings of La traición by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 4, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroLa traiciónFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1929
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdLa traiciónFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon1929
  3. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue1928
  4. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue1929
  5. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
All recordings of La traición

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

La traiciónFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
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In their words

  • Que se parezca a la vida, que tenga todo lo bueno y todo lo malo, que tenga el amor y la traición.

    Olga Besio · Entrevista a OLGA BESIO - El Arte de Enseñar Arte

    open at 2:10:15
  • El tango es traición, amenaza, engaño, infidelidad, el tango no es feliz, el tango es triste. Nombrame un tango feliz, no hay ni uno.

    Chicho Frúmboli · Mariano CHICHO Frumboli (2023) TENGO UNA PREGUNTA PARA VOS with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 43:20

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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 catalogues1

tango.info · T0370130861

Composer2

Composed by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores

Composed by Hermido Braga

Listen

  1. La traiciónFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. La traiciónFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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