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Mariposita

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–2020.
1941: 1 · danced 3 times1947: 1 · danced 2 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 4 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1979: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times2020: 1 · danced 1 times
1941’50’60’70’80’90’00’102020
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1941: 1, 3; 1947: 1, 2; 1958: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 4; 1969: 1, 0; 1979: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0; 2002: 1, 0; 2020: 1, 1

  1. Orquesta El Arranque recorded it in 2000 and 2002.

    How we know

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

Mariposita was composed by Anselmo Aieta.

Mariposita is a tango.

Mariposita was published in 1941.

The lyrics of Mariposita are by Francisco García Jiménez.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoRCA Victor · Sep 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  2. Ricardo TanturiInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 28
    2 dances
    1947
  3. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedHugo Duval · Music Hall
    4 dances
    1965
  4. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 19
    3 dances
    1941
  5. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · May 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1979
  6. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  7. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    2002
  8. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraXimena Gimenez
    1 dance
    2020
  9. Los Astros Del TangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  10. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueAug 181950
  11. Rodolfo BiagiNot in our catalogueHugo Duval1962
  12. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo1964
  13. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1985
  14. Alberto MarinoNot in our catalogue
  15. Franco LucianiNot in our catalogue
  16. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo
  17. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogue
  18. José ColángeloNot in our catalogue
  19. Osvaldo ManziNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino
  20. Otros AiresNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1941–2020 · danced on film 2012–2022

20122022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2015: 1, 2019: 1, 2022: 1

Carlos Estigarribia & Laura Sastria2:44

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sGustavo Benzecry Sabá & Luciana Guido2019
  2. The 2020sChenkuo Che Sierra & Sara Olivera2022
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Anselmo Aieta

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/484

Single source

tango.info · T0370086842

Single source

MusicBrainz · 74e029f7-8fa9-494d-a1ce-df05ef5efb6asource

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Published1

Published 1941

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Single source

Known for1

Anselmo Aieta — is known for Mariposita1940

Single source

Listen

  1. MaripositaOsvaldo Fresedo1941
  2. MaripositaRicardo Tanturi1947
  3. MaripositaLos Astros Del Tango · no clip yet1958
  4. MaripositaRodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval · no clip yet1965
  5. MaripositaJuan D'Arienzo · no clip yet1969
  6. MaripositaArmando Pontier · Roberto Goyeneche1979
  7. MaripositaOrquesta El Arranque · Ariel Ardit2000
  8. MaripositaOrquesta El Arranque · Ariel Ardit2002
  9. MaripositaOrquesta Romantica Milonguera · Ximena Gimenez2020

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