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Marianito

Music by Domingo Salerno. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1917–1957.
1917: 1 · danced 0 times1929: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 1 times1941: 1 · danced 20 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times
1917’30’40’501957
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1917: 1, 0; 1929: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 1; 1941: 1, 20; 1950: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1941 and 1952. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Marianito was composed by Domingo Salerno.†

Credit

Music
Domingo Salerno

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1910’20’30’40’50

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 20
    20 dances
    1941
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Dec 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Atlanta
    Not danced on film yet
    1917
  4. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  5. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Jan 31
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  6. Ricardo PedevillaInstrumental · Pampa · Dec 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  7. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Apr 21
    1 dance
    1938
  8. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Apr 211938
  9. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jan 311957
  10. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1917–1957 · danced on film 2010–2025

20102025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2019: 5, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Suyay Quiroga & Lorena GarciaWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20232021 · 2:30

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJuan Amaya & Valentina Garnier2019
  2. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Lorena Garcia2021

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  2. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370017950

Single source

TodoTango · tema/5562

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Domingo Salerno

Single source

Listen

  1. MarianitoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1917
  2. MarianitoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1929
  3. MarianitoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)1938
  4. MarianitoCarlos Di Sarli1941
  5. MarianitoRicardo Pedevilla · no clip yet1950
  6. MarianitoCarlos Di Sarli1952
  7. MarianitoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1957

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