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Viejo smoking

Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1952.
1930: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 2 · danced 26 times
1930’40’501952
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1930: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1952: 2, 26

Viejo smoking was composed by Guillermo Barbieri.† The lyrics of Viejo smoking are by Celedonio Flores.†

Credit

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

1930’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Nov 12
    26 dances
    1952
  2. Juan MaglioEarliest we holdMay 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  3. Francisco RotundoCarlos Roldán · Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosa · Dec 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1930
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Apr 241930
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueMay 201930
  8. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán · Mar 231950
  9. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Dec 121952
  10. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue
  11. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  12. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  13. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue
  14. Pablo AslanNot in our catalogue
  15. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  16. TangodrimsNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-

Danced to it

Music from 1930–1952 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 2

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062019 · 3:05

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2019
  2. The 2020sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez & Martín Ojeda & Noelia Barsi2020

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370029916

Single source

TodoTango · tema/310

Single source

MusicBrainz · 0010e259-9b8e-4d96-9b90-6c25d525415bsource

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Guillermo Barbieri

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

Single source

Listen

  1. Viejo smokingJuan Maglio1930
  2. Viejo smokingFrancisco Rotundo · Carlos Roldán · no clip yet1949
  3. Viejo smokingJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1952
  4. Viejo smokingOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Julio Sosa · no clip yet1952

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