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Song

Romántica

Music by Félix Lipesker, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1971.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1938

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1938
  2. Típica Victor1938
  3. Miguel Villasboas1971

Versions of Romántica recorded 1938–1971

Romántica was composed by Félix Lipesker.†† The lyrics of Romántica are by Homero Manzi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Félix Lipesker
Words
Homero Manzi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1938 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1938 to 1971.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Romántica by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroMost dancedRománticaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidavalsOdeon
    1 dance
    1938
  2. Típica VictorEarliest we holdRománticaTípica VictorinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1938
  3. Miguel VillasboasRománticaMiguel Villasboasvals
    No match yet
    1971
  4. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos1953
  5. Enrique MoraNot in our catalogueRoberto Campos · May 201955
  6. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Nov 151962
  7. Domingo FedericoNot in our catalogue1975
  8. Leopoldo Federico, Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogue
  9. La TubatangoNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Romántica

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

RománticaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidavalsOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas2022 · 0:35

Danced to it

Music from 1938–1971 · danced on film 2022–2023

20222023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2022: 1, 2023: 1

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Félix Lipesker

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370026100

MusicBrainz · 74a58a86-d661-4f5a-8f47-f3a494280330source

TodoTango · tema/564

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

Listen

  1. RománticaTípica VictorinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
  2. RománticaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidavalsOdeon
  3. RománticaMiguel Villasboasvals

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