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Song

Palomita mia

Music by Carlos Viván, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Ricardo Tanturi, 1943

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1943
  2. Lucio DemareRaúl Berón1943

Versions of Palomita mia recorded 1943

Palomita mia is a tango.

Palomita mia was composed by Carlos Viván.

The lyrics of Palomita mia are by Horacio Sanguinetti.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Viván
Words
Horacio Sanguinetti
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ricardo Tanturi’s 1943 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Palomita mia 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

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  1. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdMost dancedPalomita miaRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1943
  2. Lucio DemarePalomita miaLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1943
All recordings of Palomita mia

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

Palomita miaRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Lukasz Wisniewski & Tekla GogrichianiMilonga en lo de Balmaceda · 2025 · 4:09

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2025: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sOscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas2009
  2. The 2020sLukasz Wisniewski & Tekla GogrichianiMilonga en lo de Balmaceda · 2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances

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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 catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1291

tango.info · T0370200842

MusicBrainz · e3a49823-1d3f-4e66-b2c9-d731bde76f61source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Viván

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti

Listen

  1. Palomita miaRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
  2. Palomita miaLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon

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