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La viruta

Music by Vicente Greco. 19 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–2005.

La viruta was composed by Vicente Greco.

La viruta is a tango.

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Credit

Music
Vicente Greco

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

19 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

  1. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info1912
  2. Luis PetrucelliNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jul 2 · tango.info1928
  3. Miguel OrlandoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info1932
  4. Miguel OrlandoEarliest we holdInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  5. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 27
    7 dances
    1936
  6. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Dec 13
    1 dance
    1938
  7. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 13 · tango.info1938
  8. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 5
    4 dances
    1943
  9. Alfredo GobbiMost dancedInstrumental · May 16
    14 dances
    1947
  10. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 16 · tango.info1947
  11. Rodolfo BiagiInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  12. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info1950
  13. Carlos DemariaNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Sep 12 · tango.info1950
  14. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Dec 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  15. Enrique MoraInstrumental · Dec 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  16. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info1952
  17. Dante PuricelliNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Feb 1 · tango.info1952
  18. Armando PontierInstrumental · Aug 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  19. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 27
    3 dances
    1957
  20. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · Nov 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1962

Danced to it

Music from 1933–2005 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2021: 5, 2022: 3, 2023: 9, 2024: 2, 2025: 4

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062013 · 3:21

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGonzalo Angeles & Sabrina Tonelli2009
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2013
  3. The 2020sAgustín Agnez & Barbara Ferreyra2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    2 performances
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  3. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19332005

1933: 1, 1936: 1, 1938: 1, 1943: 1, 1947: 1, 1948: 1, 1952: 2, 1955: 1, 1957: 1, 1962: 1, 1965: 1, 1966: 1, 1967: 1, 1970: 1, 1972: 1, 1979: 1, 2001: 1, 2005: 1

Composer1

Composed by Vicente Greco

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/703

Single source

tango.info · T0370030037

Single source

MusicBrainz · fd845b9d-9abc-4615-8935-f2e55048a166source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Listen

  1. La virutaMiguel Orlando · no clip yet1933
  2. La virutaJuan D'Arienzo1936
  3. La virutaQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1938
  4. La virutaCarlos Di Sarli1943
  5. La virutaAlfredo Gobbi1947
  6. La virutaRodolfo Biagi1948
  7. La virutaCarlos Di Sarli1952
  8. La virutaEnrique Mora · no clip yet1952
  9. La virutaArmando Pontier1955
  10. La virutaOsvaldo Fresedo1957
  11. La virutaOsvaldo Fresedo1962
  12. La virutaJuan D'Arienzo1965

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