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Parece mentira

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1949–1949.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1949

  1. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas1949

Versions of Parece mentira recorded 1949

Parece mentira was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Parece mentira are by Homero Manzi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Homero Manzi
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 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1949 to 1949.

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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdParece mentiraFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenasvalsOdeon1949
  2. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar1970
All recordings of Parece mentira

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Parece mentiraFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenasvalsOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

In their words

  • Hacemos, entro yo para pasar por otro lado hacia otro gancho, pero eso parece mentira, o sea, era como el show.

    Noelia Barsi · 2/8 Noelia Barsi | Un simple paso | Entrevista | REVISTANGO.com | Tango | Milonga

    open at 3:00
  • Entonces te imaginás que yo, cuando abrí esa puerta, caí de espaldas, porque los veía en televisión, y es el día de hoy que lo cuento y me parece mentira haber vivido

    Roberto Goyeneche (hijo) · Entrevista a Roberto Goyeneche (hijo) en La Maquina Tanguera

    open at 8:56

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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 · Z0000039097

TodoTango · tema/4098

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

Listen

  1. Parece mentiraFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenasvalsOdeon

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