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Song

Madre

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Verminio Servetto. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1956.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Alfredo De Angelis, 1944

  1. Miguel CalóChola Luna1956
  2. Alfredo De AngelisFloreal Ruiz1944
  3. Carlos FigariHéctor Omar1956

Versions of Madre recorded 1944–1956

Madre is a tango.

Madre was published in 1922.

Madre was composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO.

The lyrics of Madre are by Verminio Servetto.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Verminio Servetto
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1944 to 1956.
1940’50
Recordings of Madre by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

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

  1. Miguel CalóMadreMiguel CalóChola LunatangoOdeon1956
  2. Alfredo De AngelisEarliest we holdMadreAlfredo De AngelisFloreal RuiztangoOdeon1944
  3. Carlos FigariMadreCarlos FigariHéctor Omartango1956
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1922
  5. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1922
  6. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1930
  7. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue1930
  8. Chola LunaNot in our catalogue1938
  9. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueMar 181947
  10. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueAlberto Casares1952
  11. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue
  12. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  13. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
  14. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAzucena Maizani
All recordings of Madre

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Alfredo De Angelis

MadreAlfredo De AngelisFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
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In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/1988

tango.info · T0370017267

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1922

Composer1

Composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Verminio Servetto

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  1. MadreAlfredo De AngelisFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
  2. MadreMiguel CalóChola LunatangoOdeon
  3. MadreCarlos FigariHéctor Omartango

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