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Song

Una lagrima

Music by José Rebolini. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1953.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1936

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1936
  2. Orquesta Francini-Pontier1953

Versions of Una lagrima recorded 1936–1953

Una lagrima was composed by José Rebolini.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

18 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Rebolini
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1936 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1936 to 1953.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Una lagrima 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 · 5 more we know of

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

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedUna lagrimaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    18 dances
    1936
  2. Orquesta Francini-PontierUna lagrimaOrquesta Francini-Pontiervals
    No match yet
    1953
  3. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueOct 301951
  4. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueOct 271952
  5. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueFeb 271953
  6. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  7. Ariel RamírezNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Una lagrima

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Una lagrimaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 18 Performances

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062014 · 3:00

Danced to it

Music from 1936–1953 · danced on film 2012–2022

20122022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2022: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2014
  2. The 2020sOrlando Reyes & Adriana Salgado2022

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 5 complete sets on film

  1. Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez

    2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Almanaque de ilusiónJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    2. 2Una lagrimaJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    3. 3SoñemosCarlos Di Sarli, 1957
    4. 4Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Pablo Canavire and Sara Westin

    2015 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Ella es asíEdgardo Donato, 1938
    2. 2El adiósOsvaldo Pugliese, 1963
    3. 3Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4Una lagrimaJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes

    2022 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1MetidoJuan D'Arienzo, 1943
    2. 2B. B.Aníbal Troilo, 1963
    3. 3Una lagrimaJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Ves a la gente disfrutando, lo sentís, notás una lágrima acá, una sonrisa allá.

    Fabián Peralta · Fabian Peralta "У меня к Вам вопрос" с русскими субтитрами от Pepa Palazon

    open at 19:18
  • Tango de él que se llama 'Soledad', es un tango muy largo, un tema que tiene una melodía... y cada vez que lo ponen, para mí, es una invocación de la lágrima, ¿viste

    Vanina Bilous · El Tango Hoy con Vanina Bilous | Entrevista Completa | Tango Danza - Tango Música de Buenos Aires.

    open at 55:19

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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 · T0370016139

TodoTango · tema/5925

Composer1

Composed by José Rebolini

Listen

  1. Una lagrimaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
  2. Una lagrimaOrquesta Francini-Pontiervals

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