The Cabeceo

We've caught your eye across the milonga. Like any good tango, this starts with consent — nothing optional runs until you say so.Cookies only with your yes. What we store.

Skip to content

Song

Tu piel de jazmín · Francisco Canaro · 1950

Francisco CanaroMario AlonsotangoOdeon
Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by José María Contursi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–1969.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Francini-Pontier, 1950

  1. Miguel CalóAlberto Marino1967
  2. Osvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray1950
  3. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestá1950
  5. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufino1969
  6. Mariano MoresEnrique Lucero19531957

Recorded on Jul 21, 1950, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1950

19351954

Francisco Canaro: Later years period, 1939–1964

Tu piel de jazmín · Francisco Canaro · 1950 was sung by Mario Alonso.† Tu piel de jazmín · Francisco Canaro · 1950 is a tango.† Tu piel de jazmín · Francisco Canaro · 1950 lasts 02:54.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
José María Contursi
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1950 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1950 to 1969.
1950’60
Recordings of Tu piel de jazmín · Francisco Canaro · 1950 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 6 orchestras; the earliest here is Orquesta Francini-Pontier in 1950.

  1. 1950Orquesta Francini-PontierRecording
  2. 1950Francisco CanaroRecording
  3. 1950Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  4. 1953Mariano MoresRecording
  5. 1967Miguel CalóRecording
  6. 1969Baffa-BerlingieriRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

  1. Miguel CalóTu piel de jazmínMiguel CalóAlberto MarinotangoOdeonMeasured automatically · 125 BPM · C major1967
  2. Osvaldo FresedoTu piel de jazmínOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoColumbia1950
  3. Francisco CanaroTu piel de jazmínFrancisco CanaroMario AlonsotangoOdeon1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdTu piel de jazmínOrquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestátango1950
  5. Baffa-BerlingieriTu piel de jazmínBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden1969
  7. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · Mar 221950
  8. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Apr 211969
  9. Martin DarréNot in our catalogueNito Mores · Apr 71970
  10. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Aug 121981
  11. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  12. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  13. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Tu piel de jazmínFrancisco CanaroMario AlonsotangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Jul 21, 1950.

  1. Che bandoneónFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon

Read more

Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 02480002041122-1-10

tango.info · 04024236202294-1-3

Singers1

Sung by Mario Alonso

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:54

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Tu piel de jazmínOrquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestá

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.