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Se mira y no se toca · Héctor Varela · 1959

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

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Héctor Varela recordings indexed 1950–1975

Se mira y no se toca · Héctor Varela · 1959 is a tango.† Se mira y no se toca · Héctor Varela · 1959 lasts 02:28.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Polito
Words
Luis Rubistein
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

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 · Héctor Varela · 1959 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

  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

One recording

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

Héctor Varela

Se mira y no se tocaHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002152583-1-12

tango.info · 02480002300427-1-14

tango.info · 05099747880520-1-11

tango.info · 00886971402322-1-18

tango.info · 02480002031086-1-3

tango.info · 02480002044086-1-10

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:28

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. Se mira y no se tocaFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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