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Song

Un alma buena

Music by Aquiles Aguilar, lyrics by José María Contursi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Francini-Pontier, 1952

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde1952
  2. Miguel CalóAlberto Podestá1972
  3. Orquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosa1952

Versions of Un alma buena recorded 1952–1972

The lyrics of Un alma buena are by José María Contursi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Aquiles Aguilar
Words
José María Contursi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Miguel Caló’s 1972 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, 1952 to 1972.
1950’60’70
Recordings of Un alma buena 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 · 2 more we know of

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

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoUn alma buenaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1952
  2. Miguel CalóMost dancedUn alma buenaMiguel CalóAlberto PodestátangoEmbassy
    4 dances
    1972
  3. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdUn alma buenaOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
    No match yet
    1952
  4. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Feb 61952
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCarlos Paiva
All recordings of Un alma buena

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

Un alma buenaMiguel CalóAlberto PodestátangoEmbassy
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2023Viva La Pepa · 2:57

Danced to it

Music from 1952–1972 · danced on film 2017–2022

20172022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2017: 1, 2022: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sCristian Palomo & Melisa Sacchi2017
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Magdalena Valdez2022

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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 · T0370287210

TodoTango · tema/3801

Lyricist1

Lyrics by José María Contursi

Listen

  1. Un alma buenaOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
  2. Un alma buenaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
  3. Un alma buenaMiguel CalóAlberto PodestátangoEmbassy

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