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Tras cartón

Music by Anselmo Aieta. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1951.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1930

  1. Francisco Canaro1930
  2. Francisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz1951

Versions of Tras cartón recorded 1930–1951

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
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Lyrics

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1930 to 1951.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Tras cartón 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 · 3 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdTras cartónFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1930
  2. Francisco RotundoTras cartónFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon1951
  3. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 201929
  4. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Nov 261951
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueJorge Sareli
All recordings of Tras cartón

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Francisco Canaro

Tras cartónFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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