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Lo que quiero tener

Music by Roberto Mariano - Charna. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1937.

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Earliest we hold: Virginia Vera, 1937

  1. Virginia Vera1937
Guardia ViejaGuardia NuevaGolden Age 1935–1954NuevoRevival190019201935195519852000

Versions of Lo que quiero tener recorded 1937

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1 orchestra recorded it

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Who wrote it

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Roberto Mariano - Charna
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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1937 to 1937.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Virginia VeraEarliest we holdLo que quiero tener · Virginia Vera · sung · milonga · 1937 · Odeon1937
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Virginia Vera

Lo que quiero tener · Virginia Vera · sung · milonga · 1937 · Odeon
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  • quería preguntar por qué lo hacía a brazo abierto y decía eso en la entrevista, y pensé: bueno, mejor le pregunto al final, porque si se enoja conmigo, no quiero tener

    Pepa Palazón · Una charla con Pepa Palazon

    open at 1:07:17

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  1. Lo que quiero tener · Virginia Vera · milonga · 1937 · Odeon

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