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Pájaro ciego

Music by Antonio Bonavena, lyrics by Lito Bayardo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1986.
1940: 1 · danced 6 times1941: 2 · danced 43 times1986: 1 · danced 0 times
1940’50’60’70’801986
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1940: 1, 6; 1941: 2, 43; 1986: 1, 0

Pájaro ciego is a tango.

Pájaro ciego was composed by Antonio Bonavena.

The lyrics of Pájaro ciego are by Lito Bayardo.

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Credit

Music
Antonio Bonavena
Lyrics
Lito Bayardo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedFrancisco Fiorentino, Amadeo Mandarino · RCA Victor · May 28
    31 dances
    1941
  2. Rodolfo BiagiJorge Ortiz · Odeon · Jan 14
    12 dances
    1941
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdErnesto Famá, Francisco Amor · Odeon · May 22
    6 dances
    1940
  4. José BassoQuique Ojeda
    Not danced on film yet
    1986
  5. Jorge ArduhNot in our catalogueCarlos Soler, Javier Di Ciriaco

Danced to it

Music from 1940–1986 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2015: 3, 2016: 3, 2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 2

Brenno Marques & Eva IciksonWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 2024Istanbul Tango Ritual · 2015 · 3:08

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sOscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas2008
  2. The 2010sBrenno Marques & Eva IciksonIstanbul Tango Ritual · 2015
  3. The 2020sJulio Robles2026

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/3904

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tango.info · T0370096244

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MusicBrainz · 41897870-b353-4d45-9292-53e9a38c7ee4source

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer1

Composed by Antonio Bonavena

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Lito Bayardo

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Listen

  1. Pájaro ciegoFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá, Francisco Amor1940
  2. Pájaro ciegoRodolfo Biagi · Jorge Ortiz1941
  3. Pájaro ciegoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino, Amadeo Mandarino1941
  4. Pájaro ciegoJosé Basso · Quique Ojeda · no clip yet1986

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