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Morocha triste

Music by Enrique Maciel, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1967.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1940

  1. Francisco CanaroFrancisco Amor1940
  2. José LibertellaAdalberto Perazo1967

Versions of Morocha triste recorded 1940–1967

Morocha triste was composed by Enrique Maciel.† The lyrics of Morocha triste are by Horacio Sanguinetti.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Maciel
Words
Horacio Sanguinetti
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1940 to 1967.
1940’50’60
Recordings of Morocha triste by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMorocha tristeFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon1940
  2. José LibertellaMorocha tristeJosé LibertellaAdalberto Perazotango1967
  3. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogueMar 151939
  4. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  5. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini
All recordings of Morocha triste

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Morocha tristeFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370019796

TodoTango · tema/3234

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Maciel

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti

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  1. Morocha tristeFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon
  2. Morocha tristeJosé LibertellaAdalberto Perazotango

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