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Song

Penas de amor

Music by Augusto Berto, lyrics by Jesús Fernández Blanco. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1935.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Trío Ciriaco Ortiz, 1933

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1935
  2. Trío Ciriaco Ortiz1933

Versions of Penas de amor recorded 1933–1935

Penas de amor is a vals.

Penas de amor was composed by Augusto Berto.

The lyrics of Penas de amor are by Jesús Fernández Blanco.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Augusto Berto
Words
Jesús Fernández Blanco
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1933 to 1935.
1930
Recordings of Penas de amor 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 · 1 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedPenas de amorJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1935
  2. Trío Ciriaco OrtizEarliest we holdPenas de amorTrío Ciriaco Ortizinstrumentalvals
    No match yet
    1933
  3. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueDec 171948
All recordings of Penas de amor

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Penas de amorJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Christian Marquez & Virginia GomezGente Amiga · 2025 · 3:48

Danced to it

Music from 1933–1935 · danced on film 2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance

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every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/7112

tango.info · T0370022653

MusicBrainz · 689925b3-f2e8-4f86-aa69-b25eb51b86desource

Is a1

Is a Vals

Composer1

Composed by Augusto Berto

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Jesús Fernández Blanco

Listen

  1. Penas de amorTrío Ciriaco Ortizinstrumentalvals
  2. Penas de amorJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor

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