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Song

Tengo un amigo

Music by Arturo Gallucci, lyrics by Julio Camilloni. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1954–1962.

Versions of Tengo un amigo recorded 1954–1962

Tengo un amigo is a tango.

Tengo un amigo was composed by Arturo Gallucci.

The lyrics of Tengo un amigo are by Julio Camilloni.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Arturo Gallucci
Words
Julio Camilloni
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 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1954 to 1962.
1950’60
Recordings of Tengo un amigo by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedTengo un amigoCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
    9 dances
    1954
  2. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdTengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
    No match yet
    1954
  3. Los Señores Del TangoTengo un amigoLos Señores Del TangoMario PomartangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1962
  4. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our cataloguePablo Moreno · Jan 151954

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Tengo un amigoCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20192:34

Danced to it

Music from 1954–1962 · danced on film 2016–2018

20162018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2016: 1, 2018: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

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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

TodoTango · tema/2150

tango.info · T0370323311

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Arturo Gallucci

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Julio Camilloni

Listen

  1. Tengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
  2. Tengo un amigoCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
  3. Tengo un amigoLos Señores Del TangoMario PomartangoColumbia

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