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Se mira y no se toca

Music by Juan Polito, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Francisco Canaro1928
  2. Héctor Varela1959

Versions of Se mira y no se toca recorded 1928–1959

Se mira y no se toca was composed by Juan Polito.† The lyrics of Se mira y no se toca are by Luis Rubistein.†

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Polito
Words
Luis Rubistein
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1959.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Se mira y no se toca 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 · 1 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdSe mira y no se tocaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1928
  2. Héctor VarelaSe mira y no se tocaHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango1959
  3. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueJun 161928
All recordings of Se mira y no se toca

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Francisco Canaro

Se mira y no se tocaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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