"" () is a tango song composed by Carlos Gardel with lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera for the film Tango Bar (1935).
The title of the song is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning "by a head", which refers to a horse winning (or losing) a race narrowlyby just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horse racing with his attraction to women.
Versions
- Marcelo Ezquiaga and Kevin Johansen (2016).
- Andrea Bocelli on his album Cinema (2015).
- Il Divo, the male vocal quartetâÂÂSwiss tenor Urs Bühler, Spanish baritone Carlos MarÃÂn, American tenor David Miller, and French pop singer Sébastien IzambardâÂÂalong with multi-Latino Grammy Award-winning Colombian producer Julio Reyes Copello, recorded the song for Il DivoâÂÂs album Amor & Pasión (2015).
- Mauro CalderónâÂÂs 2018 album Entre Amigos.
- Diego el Cigala on his album Romance de la luna tucumana (2013).
- AÃÂda Cuevas for the album De corazón a corazón... Mariachi Tango a fusion of mariachi and tango (2010).
- James Seymour Brett in the Spanish animated film Planet 51 (2009)
- Jerry Rivera on his compilation Caribe Gardel (2007).
- Andrés Calamaro on his album Tinta roja (2006).
- Itzhak Perlman and John Williams. Violin adaptation for the album Cinema Serenade (1997), used in the film Scent of a Woman (1992).
- The punk-rock argentine band Cadena Perpetua for their debut album Cadena Perpetua (1995).
- Los Pericos, on their album Yerba Buena (1996).
- Victor Hugo DÃÂaz.
- Ricardo Iorio, of Almafuerte, recorded an acoustic version.
- Carlos Aguirre with the Alfredo De Angelis Orchestra (1976).
- Alejandro Cossavella has a version in the international language Esperanto, titled âÂÂPro nur unu kapoâÂÂ.
- Cazzu performed a live version on the argentine show La peña de Morfi on May 25, 2025.
Copyright
Le Pera and Gardel died together in an aeroplane crash in MedellÃÂn, Colombia, on June 24, 1935. After the 70-year period required by Argentine law had elapsed, as of January 1, 2006, âÂÂPor una cabezaâÂÂâÂÂits music and lyricsâÂÂas well as all the joint works by both authors, entered the public domain.
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