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Maxi Copello & María Blanco dance.

Under the Buenos Aires sky. Different couples of dancers – belonging to the new generations – guide us through a special walk through Buenos Aires: meet the emblematic places of the world’s tango capital while you see the dance to the beat of tango classics. Dancers: Ayelén and Federico Paleo, Yanina and Gonzalo Ferro, Ayelén Sánchez and Matías Roldán, Julieta Villanes Jones and Guillermo Berzins.

Aurora Lúbiz and Hugo Daniel. The renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher will appear alongside her companion Hugo Daniel. Together they will dance Gustavo Mozzi´s "Milongón del Antifaz".

Choreographer and dancer Mora Godoy is one of the greatest stars of her generation. Trained as a ballet dancer at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón, she made a foray into tango in 1992 as part of the "Tango x 2" company. In 1999, she founded her own company. Enjoy her show, "Tangodisea", starring her and partner Júnior Cervila.

A tango-dance show that focuses on different styles and periods of the genre. This show, premiered in the porteño neighbourhood of Abasto, was presented on a tour in Russia in 2005.

Enjoy this selection of great tango dancing exhibitions, starring Fabián Salas & Carolina del Rivero, Chiche & Marta, Damián Essel & Nancy Louzán, Claudio González y Melina Brufman, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Esteban Moreno & claudia Codega, Milena Plebs y Ezequiel Farfaro, Eduardo Capussi & _Mariana Flores, Guillermina Quiroga & Julio Méndez, Sebastián Arce y Mariana Flores, Roberto Herrera & Natacha Poberaj, Nito & Elba.

Enjoy this selection of great tango dancing exhibitions, starring Fabián Salas & Carolina del Rivero, Chiche & Marta, Damián Essel & Nancy Louzán, Claudio González y Melina Brufman, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Esteban Moreno & claudia Codega, Milena Plebs y Ezequiel Farfaro, Eduardo Capussi & _Mariana Flores, Guillermina Quiroga & Julio Méndez, Sebastián Arce y Mariana Flores, Roberto Herrera & Natacha Poberaj, Nito & Elba.

Bien de Tango. A music and dance show at Borges Cultural Center, in Buenos Aires.  Main artists: Federico Strumeio & Silvana Ricutini, La Runfla Quintet.

Tango dance exhibitions at CITA 2006: Alejandra Arrué & Sergio Natario, Facundo & Kely Posadas.

Tango dance exhibitions at CITA 2006: Adrián Veredice & Alejandra Hobert - Eduardo Cappussi & Mariana Flores

Corporación Tango at CITA 2006

Tango Dance exhibition at CITA 2006: Alejandra Mantiñan & Gabriel Missé

Tango Dance exhibition at CITA 2006 Eduardo Saucedo & Cecilia González

Tango Dance exhibition at CITA 2006: Nito & Elba

Tango Dance exhibition at CITA 2006: Facundo & Martín Lombard

CITA 2006: Glamour Night at Astral Theater. A dream team of dancers and masters of the International Congress of Argentinian Tango give their performance.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Alejandra Arrué & Sergio Natario

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Adrián Veredice & Alejandra Hobert

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Facundo & Kely Posadas.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Eduardo Cappussi & Mariana Flores.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Corporación Tango.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Eduardo Saucedo & Cecilia González.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Nito & Elba.

CITA 2006 - Glamour Night at Astral Theater: Facundo & Martín Lombard

Tango dance exhibitions at CITA 2006.

A dream team of dancers and masters of the International Congress of Argentinian Tango 2005 give their performance: Chicho Frúmboli & Eugenia Parrilla, Chiche & Marta, El Pulpo & Luiza, Mariana Gonzalo & Claudio Fortes, Inga Savitskaya, Alejandro & Ivana, Adrián Veredice & Alejandra Hobert, Orlando Paiva & María Melling, Damián Essel & Nancy Louzán, Roberto Reis & Lucila Cionci, Facundo & Kely Posadas, Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida.

A dream team of dancers and masters of the International Congress of Argentinian Tango 2005 give their performance: Alejandra Arrué & Sergio Natario, Eduardo Saucedo & Marisa Quiroga, Ezequiel Paludi & Sabrina Masso, Cecilia González & Pablo Inza, Mario Consiglieri & Mariana Galassi, Facundo & Kely Posadas, Adrián Veredice & Alejandra Hobert, Roberto Reis & Lucila Cionci, Chicho Frúmboli & Eugenia Parrilla, Demián García & Carolina Bonaventura, Carlos Gavito & María Plazaola.

Mariano Frumboli & Eugenia Parrilla with Gustavo Paglia (bandoneon player)

Chiche & Marta dance "Milonga, Vieja Milonga"

"El Pulpo" Esbrez & Luiza Paes dance "Rock n Roll"

Alejandro Crivelli & Ivana Piñol dance "Zum"

Adrián Veredice & Alejandra Hobert dance "Escualo".

Orlando Paiva & Mariana Melling dance "Recuerdo"

Roberto Reis & Lucila Cionci dance "Oblivion"

Facundo & Kely Posadas dance "Swing".

Masters dance "Adiós Buenos Aires"

Fabián Salas & Carolina del Rivero dance "Plano secuencia"

Osvaldo & Coca dance "Milonga de Buenos Aires"

Gustavo Rosas & Paula Rubin dance "Derecho viejo"

Demian García & Carolina Bonaventura dance "Pata Ancha"

Sergio Natario & Alejandra Arrue dance "Felicia"

Eduardo Saucedo & Marisa Quiroga dance "La Luciérnaga"

Enrique & Guillermo De Fazio dance Canaro en Paris"

Masters dance "Tigre viejo"

Tango a Tierra at Borges Cultural Center. A special program on the company founded and run by dancers Guillermo Salvat and Silvia Grynt. 10Tango invites you to access the staging of the show “Tango a Tierra”, and enjoy the best moments of this performance.

Enjoy the performances of talented guitarists and new voices of the current musical tango scene: Mirta Alvarez, Daniel Gómez, Javier Sánchez, Cecilia Zabala.

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) was the singer who created the “tango-song”. His performance of Mi noche triste, in 1917, laid the ground for the subsequent development of the genre, of which he is the emblematic figure. His own tangos Volver and Mi Buenos Aires Querido, and his song El día que me quieras are emblematic titles of his repertoire and pillars of the genre. As a star in the booming film industry of the 1930’s, he made films in France and the United States. He performed in Europe and the United States, where his continental stardom gave rise to the tour in which a fateful accident ended his life, right at the peak of his fame. The circumstances of his birth and his childhood have caused long debates among his biographers. His professional background dates back to the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, in the Abasto neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Initially devoted to folk songs, Gardel performed as solo singer and then in duets and quartets with other singers and guitar players. In 1913, he formed a solid duet with José Razzano. In 1917, his career changed tracks when he performed tango for the first time in public, Mi noche triste: from then on, his repertoire revolved mostly around that genre (even though he did not entirely set aside other rhythms) and even when his strong personality overshadowed Razzano, they continued working together until 1925. Gardel then split and struck out on his own as a solo singer, with a remarkable career in Argentina, his adoptive country, Europe – France and Spain – and the United States. The movies provided him with incredible international renown. His films include a silent feature (Flor de durazno, 1917) and other musical shorts made in Argentina by Eduardo Morera, ahead of the concept of video-clip by several decades (1930). Between 1931 and 1932 he made four movies in France (Luces de Buenos Aires, Espérame, La casa es seria and Melodía de arrabal) and just as many others in the United States, between 1934 and 1935 (El Tango en Brodway, Cuesta abajo, El día que me quieras and Tango Bar), in addition to a special performance in the American movie Cazadores de estrellas (1934). As a songwriter, he had a prolific production in which the most remarkable works are: "Mano a mano", "El día que me quieras", "Soledad", "Melodía de arrabal", "Arrabal amargo", "Volver", "Silencio", "Cuando tu no estás", "Mi Buenos Aires querido", "Cuesta abajo", "Amores de estudiante", among other titles. His songs for movies generally had lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera, with whom he formed a productive partnership. Great poets such as Enrique Santos Discépolo, Enrique Cadícamo and Celedonio Flores owe him the popularity of their poems. He usually sang accompanied by guitars: José María Aguilar, Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo and Angel Domingo Riverol were some of his musicians. On different occasions, he recorded with tango orchestras such as that of Roberto Firpo, Francisco Canaro and Osvaldo Fresedo. In his American movies, he sang with an orchestra conducted by Terig Tucci. On June 24, 1935, he was on a continental tour when he had a fatal accident at the airport of Medelín, Colombia. From the day of his death, his myth has been worshipped. His remains, repatriated, were accompanied by an anguished crowd to the Chacarita cemetery, and his films and records currently have a cult following that has withstood the passage of time. For all the subsequent generations of tango singers, Gardel has been an inevitable model and parameter. He has had his fair share of imitators proclaiming to be his heirs, but even though no tango singer has reached an artistic or celebrity dimension even close to that of Gardel, to a larger or lesser degree, every one of them may be considered to be the heir to his fundamental contribution to this genre.

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) was the singer who created the “tango-song”. His performance of Mi noche triste, in 1917, laid the ground for the subsequent development of the genre, of which he is the emblematic figure. His own tangos Volver and Mi Buenos Aires Querido, and his song El día que me quieras are emblematic titles of his repertoire and pillars of the genre. As a star in the booming film industry of the 1930’s, he made films in France and the United States. He performed in Europe and the United States, where his continental stardom gave rise to the tour in which a fateful accident ended his life, right at the peak of his fame. The circumstances of his birth and his childhood have caused long debates among his biographers. His professional background dates back to the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, in the Abasto neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Initially devoted to folk songs, Gardel performed as solo singer and then in duets and quartets with other singers and guitar players. In 1913, he formed a solid duet with José Razzano. In 1917, his career changed tracks when he performed tango for the first time in public, Mi noche triste: from then on, his repertoire revolved mostly around that genre (even though he did not entirely set aside other rhythms) and even when his strong personality overshadowed Razzano, they continued working together until 1925. Gardel then split and struck out on his own as a solo singer, with a remarkable career in Argentina, his adoptive country, Europe – France and Spain – and the United States. The movies provided him with incredible international renown. His films include a silent feature (Flor de durazno, 1917) and other musical shorts made in Argentina by Eduardo Morera, ahead of the concept of video-clip by several decades (1930). Between 1931 and 1932 he made four movies in France (Luces de Buenos Aires, Espérame, La casa es seria and Melodía de arrabal) and just as many others in the United States, between 1934 and 1935 (El Tango en Brodway, Cuesta abajo, El día que me quieras and Tango Bar), in addition to a special performance in the American movie Cazadores de estrellas (1934). As a songwriter, he had a prolific production in which the most remarkable works are: "Mano a mano", "El día que me quieras", "Soledad", "Melodía de arrabal", "Arrabal amargo", "Volver", "Silencio", "Cuando tu no estás", "Mi Buenos Aires querido", "Cuesta abajo", "Amores de estudiante", among other titles. His songs for movies generally had lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera, with whom he formed a productive partnership. Great poets such as Enrique Santos Discépolo, Enrique Cadícamo and Celedonio Flores owe him the popularity of their poems. He usually sang accompanied by guitars: José María Aguilar, Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo and Angel Domingo Riverol were some of his musicians. On different occasions, he recorded with tango orchestras such as that of Roberto Firpo, Francisco Canaro and Osvaldo Fresedo. In his American movies, he sang with an orchestra conducted by Terig Tucci. On June 24, 1935, he was on a continental tour when he had a fatal accident at the airport of Medelín, Colombia. From the day of his death, his myth has been worshipped. His remains, repatriated, were accompanied by an anguished crowd to the Chacarita cemetery, and his films and records currently have a cult following that has withstood the passage of time. For all the subsequent generations of tango singers, Gardel has been an inevitable model and parameter. He has had his fair share of imitators proclaiming to be his heirs, but even though no tango singer has reached an artistic or celebrity dimension even close to that of Gardel, to a larger or lesser degree, every one of them may be considered to be the heir to his fundamental contribution to this genre.

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) was the singer who created the “tango-song”. His performance of Mi noche triste, in 1917, laid the ground for the subsequent development of the genre, of which he is the emblematic figure. His own tangos Volver and Mi Buenos Aires Querido, and his song El día que me quieras are emblematic titles of his repertoire and pillars of the genre. As a star in the booming film industry of the 1930’s, he made films in France and the United States. He performed in Europe and the United States, where his continental stardom gave rise to the tour in which a fateful accident ended his life, right at the peak of his fame. The circumstances of his birth and his childhood have caused long debates among his biographers. His professional background dates back to the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, in the Abasto neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Initially devoted to folk songs, Gardel performed as solo singer and then in duets and quartets with other singers and guitar players. In 1913, he formed a solid duet with José Razzano. In 1917, his career changed tracks when he performed tango for the first time in public, Mi noche triste: from then on, his repertoire revolved mostly around that genre (even though he did not entirely set aside other rhythms) and even when his strong personality overshadowed Razzano, they continued working together until 1925. Gardel then split and struck out on his own as a solo singer, with a remarkable career in Argentina, his adoptive country, Europe – France and Spain – and the United States. The movies provided him with incredible international renown. His films include a silent feature (Flor de durazno, 1917) and other musical shorts made in Argentina by Eduardo Morera, ahead of the concept of video-clip by several decades (1930). Between 1931 and 1932 he made four movies in France (Luces de Buenos Aires, Espérame, La casa es seria and Melodía de arrabal) and just as many others in the United States, between 1934 and 1935 (El Tango en Brodway, Cuesta abajo, El día que me quieras and Tango Bar), in addition to a special performance in the American movie Cazadores de estrellas (1934). As a songwriter, he had a prolific production in which the most remarkable works are: "Mano a mano", "El día que me quieras", "Soledad", "Melodía de arrabal", "Arrabal amargo", "Volver", "Silencio", "Cuando tu no estás", "Mi Buenos Aires querido", "Cuesta abajo", "Amores de estudiante", among other titles. His songs for movies generally had lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera, with whom he formed a productive partnership. Great poets such as Enrique Santos Discépolo, Enrique Cadícamo and Celedonio Flores owe him the popularity of their poems. He usually sang accompanied by guitars: José María Aguilar, Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo and Angel Domingo Riverol were some of his musicians. On different occasions, he recorded with tango orchestras such as that of Roberto Firpo, Francisco Canaro and Osvaldo Fresedo. In his American movies, he sang with an orchestra conducted by Terig Tucci. On June 24, 1935, he was on a continental tour when he had a fatal accident at the airport of Medelín, Colombia. From the day of his death, his myth has been worshipped. His remains, repatriated, were accompanied by an anguished crowd to the Chacarita cemetery, and his films and records currently have a cult following that has withstood the passage of time. For all the subsequent generations of tango singers, Gardel has been an inevitable model and parameter. He has had his fair share of imitators proclaiming to be his heirs, but even though no tango singer has reached an artistic or celebrity dimension even close to that of Gardel, to a larger or lesser degree, every one of them may be considered to be the heir to his fundamental contribution to this genre. Enjoy a selection of clips from his movies: tracks "Soledad", "Rubias de New York", "Cuesta Abajo", "El Carretero", "Canchero", "Yira Yira", "Mano a Mano", "Viejo Smoking", "El Día que me Quieras", "Guitarra guitarra mía", "Por una Cabeza", "Lejana Tierra Mía", "Melodía de Arrabal" and "Silencio".

Part of the tango scene since the 1970’s, a precocious and media-exposed child, Fernandez grew up surrounded by and under the wing of tango old-timers. After a long period in which he was dedicated to performing romantic songs and other popular styles, leading him to settle in the United States, Fernandez returned to tango. In 1969, he made his first appearance on the TV program “Grandes Valores del Tango”. As a young singer, he performed in the mythical Caño 14 along with great names such as that of Anibal Troilo, Stampone, Roberto Goyeneche and Orquesta Nacional del Tango (conducted by Osvaldo Piro). In 1986, he moved to the United States, where he worked as a producer and distanced himself from tango in order to take up pop and Latino music. Towards the end of the 1990’s, he returned to Argentina and to his musical roots. Accompanied by Jose Colangelo, he went on a tour in Japan. He recorded 9 CDs and received the Carlos Gardel Award 2000 in the category best tango album for his CD simply entitled Guillermo Fernandez. In 2002, he performed Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer’s opera “María de Buenos Aires” several times in France. He also took part in theatrical productions such as “Bocca Tango” (2001) and “El romance de Romeo y Julieta” (2002). In 2006, he became the host, together with Luis Longhi, of the TV program “Sarpando Tangos” on Channel 7.

Singer Jorge Valdez, the renowned tango soloist performs "El último cafe", one of the classics of the genre.

Singer María José Mentana performs "Desencuentro", a traditional tango.

Pepito Avellaneda (1930-1996) Dancer and teacher, particularly admired for his talent for milonga, creating a great number of new steps. He was raised among the club regulars in his neighborhood and although he was a pizza maker by inheritance, he began to perform tango professionally when he was very young. He started at age 15 with a show at Teatro Roma in the neighborhood of Avellaneda and he later landed contracts to work in the rest of the country. He also began to work as a curtain raiser in between cinema performances and it was then when a representative gave him the pseudonym Pepito Avellaneda (first he was Pepito “from” Avellaneda, making reference to his home neighborhood). In the mid-80s, he began traveling abroad to give courses on tango and milonga. He was accompanied by his second wife and dancing partner, Suzuki. Many of the most outstanding professional dancers in the mid-90’s were his students. He is commemorated in “Milonga para Pepe Avellaneda”, composed by Domingo Federico and Fabián Russo. We are paying tribute to the great milonga maestro through his colleagues’ comments and a display of his notable style.

This documentary covers one century in the evolution of tango, the whole spectrum of its major figures, the greatest pieces of this musical genre, and the stages that have witnessed its birth and growth. It also features musical clips.

Juan D’Arienzo (1900-1976). Violinist composer and director was at the helm of one of the most popular tango orchestras in the history of tango. His orchestra’s simple style of nervous rhythm was the key to the popular revival of tango dancing as of 1937. He was the most successful conductor of his time, nicknamed “the King of the Beat” without any apparent rivals. An old object of reservations and criticism by other musicians, identified with the Decarean school, today his orchestra, which performed until the mid 70’s, is renowned for its personality and its unquestionable ascendancy over milongueros. In 1928, he created his own ensemble, with which he made presentations at the Chantecler cabaret and started recording with Electra. In 1937, his orchestra raged. So he changed the violin for the baton, started recording for Victor and signed a contract with the brand new LR1 Radio El Mundo. His popularity remained huge until his death. In the definition of his orchestra’s style – very danceable, with an accelerated beat and the key participation of the piano – Rodolfo Biagi’s contribution was decisive. Juan Polito and Fulvio Salamanca were his followers. The orchestra had popular singers too, like Héctor Mauré, Alberto Echagüe, Armando labored, Mario Bustos and Jorge Valdez. Among the most successful works by D’Arienzo are "Cartón junao", "Chirusa", "Dos guitas", "El vino triste", "Nada más" y "Paciencia". He left close to a thousand recordings, including the successful versions of milonga "La puñalada" and tango "La cumparsita". This documentary walks through his invaluable contribution to the genre.

II Tango Dance World Championship (2004). Salón Tango – Final Round. The unique sensation experienced in the key moments of the contest that brings the most prominent dancers face to face.

II Tango Dance World Championship (2004). Stage Tango – Final Round. The key moment of the competition is, at the same time, a superb show: a contest of skills and style that brings partners face to face.

The Carillon of the Buenos Aires Legislature come into operation again. Enjoy “El Choclo” and “El Día que me Quieras”.

The II Tango Dance World Championship featured great shows and concerts. Prominent artists from different generations took part in great shows within the framework of this contest, staged in 2004. Orchestra Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro, acclaimed ballet dancer Maximiliano Guerra, orchestra El Arranque, mythical dancer María Nieves, dancer Carlos Copello, prominent performers Luis Salinas, Rubén Juárez, Julio Pane, Susana Rinaldi and orchestra Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires; all delivered a brilliant performance in the contest.

San Telmo Fair. 10Tango is leading us along one of the most traditional Sunday pedestrian walks in Buenos Aires: the San Telmo Fair, with its endless offer of antiques, outdoor museum, and street artists. Tango is one of the main features of this walk. Enjoy outdoor performances by guitar players Aníbal Arias, Gustavo Margulies and José Ignacio López, as well as the typical orchestras Imperial and El Afronte

The 5th Tango Dance World Championship featured great shows and concerts. Prominent artists took part in great shows within the framework of this contest, staged in 2007 Orquesta Típica Víctor Lavallén, Juan Carlos Copes & Johana Copes, Orquesta Típica Ernesto Franco.

The 5th Tango Dance World Championship (2007). Stage Tango – Final Round. The unique sensation experienced in the key moments of the contest that brings the most prominent dancers face to face.

El Afronte, a typical orchestra made up of young musicians invites us to the backstage of its show at a San Telmo milonga, and also to enjoy its performance.

5th.Tango Dance World Championship (2007). Stage Tango – Final Round. The key moment of the competition is, at the same time, a superb show: a contest of skills and style that brings partners face to face.

In 2006, composer and guitar player Gustavo Mozzi leads a sort of “tango and murga rave” with the Quinteto Tango Extremo at Piazza San Marco, as part of the main program of the well-known Carnival of Venice.

CITA 2007 Masters Summit. Some of the most celebrated tango dancers of today are presented at La Viruta’s milonga dance floor: Fabián Salas & Carolina del Rivero, Sebastián Arce & Mariana Montes, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Chicho Frúmboli & Lucía Mazer, Marisol & Alejandro, Aoniken & Carolina, Evelyn & Esteban, Lucila & Joe Corbata. Enjoy this selection of dance exhibitions.

XIII Festival Guitarras del Mundo. Buenos Aires, 2007. Celebrated instrumentalists get together at the opening concert of this traditional multi-genre meeting. Guitarist Juan Falú, Director of the Festival, opens this year’s Festival. Omar Cyrulnik and the Cuarteto La Púa share the same stage, playing classical tango pieces.

A dream team of dancers and masters of the International Congress of Argentinian Tango 2007 give their performance: Luis Méndez & Gabriela González, Rodrigo Palacio & Agustina Berenstein, Federico & Ariadna Naveira, Los Rivarola.

Anoche – Choreography and Direction: Camila Villamil and Matilde Ventura. This is a tango-dance show inspired by the atmosphere typical of tango ballrooms of all times. Its scenes -of a lyric, humorous or sensual nature- are strung together by ephemeral evocations, memories and questions of men and women that are part of the anonymous universe of social dancing. The show soundtrack, based on pieces from tango’s golden age, was made by Daniel Duarte Loza.