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Una vez

Music by Osvaldo Pugliese, lyrics by Catulo Castillo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–1946.
1945: 1 · danced 0 times1946: 2 · danced 149 times
19451946
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1945: 1, 0; 1946: 2, 149

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1946 version holds 99% of its dancing (148 of 149).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 3 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Una vez was composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Osvaldo Pugliese
Lyrics
Catulo Castillo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedAlberto Morán · Odeon · Nov 8
    148 dances
    1946
  2. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdOsvaldo Morel · RCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  3. Osmar MadernaPedro Datila · RCA Victor · Oct 31
    1 dance
    1946
  4. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueLuis Roca1964
  5. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  6. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueLuis Roca

Danced to it

Music from 1945–1946 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 4, 2013: 2, 2014: 9, 2015: 9, 2016: 9, 2017: 10, 2018: 13, 2019: 12, 2020: 3, 2021: 1, 2022: 6, 2023: 11, 2024: 1, 2025: 8, 2026: 3

Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20193:11

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDiego Riemer & Belèn Giachello2008
  2. The 2010sSebastián Acosta & Laura D'Anna2017
  3. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Magdalena Valdez2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  2. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  3. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  4. La MilonguitaColegiales
    1 performance
  5. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  6. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  7. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese1946

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370246982

Single source

MusicBrainz · 1e09e2be-3bb5-4a34-90bf-b38831c10695source

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1646

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Catulo Castillo

Single source

Listen

  1. Una vezEdgardo Donato · Osvaldo Morel · no clip yet1945
  2. Una vezOsmar Maderna · Pedro Datila1946
  3. Una vezOsvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán1946

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