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Song

Como se hace un tango

Music by Arturo Gallucci, lyrics by Enrique Dizeo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1970.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Lucio Demare, 1943

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1943
  2. Lucio DemareRaúl Berón1943
  3. Alberto Morán1970

Versions of Como se hace un tango recorded 1943–1970

Como se hace un tango is a tango.

Como se hace un tango was published in 1942.

Como se hace un tango was composed by Arturo Gallucci.

The lyrics of Como se hace un tango are by Enrique Dizeo.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

17 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Arturo Gallucci
Words
Enrique Dizeo
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Lucio Demare’s 1943 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1943 to 1970.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Como se hace un tango by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliComo se hace un tangoCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1943
  2. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdMost dancedComo se hace un tangoLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
    13 dances
    1943
  3. Alberto MoránComo se hace un tangoAlberto MoránsungtangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1970
  4. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueAlberto Morán
All recordings of Como se hace un tango

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

Como se hace un tangoLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 12 Performances

Jonathan SaavedraWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20152009 · 3:31

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1970 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2015: 3, 2017: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJonathan Saavedra2009
  2. The 2010sOsvaldo Cartery & Coca Cartery2015
  3. The 2020sClaudio Villagra & Helena FernándezLas Vegas Tango Festival · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

In their words

  • Como el tango destruye lo que se ha hecho y siempre hace un tango nuevo —que es otra genialidad del tango—, jamás estamos conformes con lo que hicimos hasta ese

    Rodolfo Dinzel · GLORIA Y RODOLFO DINZEL Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 28:20

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/4116

tango.info · T0370169371

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1942

Composer1

Composed by Arturo Gallucci

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Dizeo

Listen

  1. Como se hace un tangoLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
  2. Como se hace un tangoCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  3. Como se hace un tangoAlberto MoránsungtangoRCA Victor

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