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Cyntia Palacios

Cyntia Palacios is a tango dancer known for her partnership with Sebastian Bolivar [1][2]. With Bolivar she won the Tango de Pista category of the Mundial de Tango on 17 September 2022, from a final of 40 couples [4].

Cyntia Palacios is a tango dancer whose recorded career centres on her partnership with Sebastian Bolivar [1][2]. Her name appears in different spellings across sources, as Cyntia, Cynthia and Cinthia [1][2][3][5].

The earliest dated video of the couple was filmed in 2019 with Cuarteto Mulenga [2]. In 2021 the couple placed second at the Mundial, according to Diario Río Negro [3]. On 17 September 2022 they won the Mundial de Tango in the Tango de Pista category [4].

After the championship, Palacios and Bolivar performed as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival in Istanbul in 2023 [5]. In 2025 Palacios sat on the jury of the European Tango Championship in Bellaria-Igea Marina [6]. In March 2026 she gave an exhibition at the Zárate preliminary of Tango BA 2026 [7].

Career with Sebastian Bolivar

A video listing records Palacios as a partner of Sebastian Bolivar [1]. The earliest dated video of the couple dates from 2019 [2]. In it they danced to "Tus palabras y la noche" performed by Cuarteto Mulenga [2].

A 2023 video from the Sultans of Istanbul Tango Marathon & Festival bills the pair as "World Tango Salon Champions" [5]. In that video they danced to "Intimas" [5].

Competitions

According to Diario Río Negro, Palacios and Sebastián Bolívar took second place at the Mundial in 2021 [3]. The headline of the same newspaper article calls them world champions and describes them as being from the Alto Valle [3]. The dossier does not state whether that headline refers to the 2021 result or to a later one [3].

On 17 September 2022 Palacios won the Mundial de Tango in the Tango de Pista category [4]. The final in which she won had 40 couples [4].

Performances and jury work

In 2023 Palacios and Bolivar performed as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival in Istanbul [5].

In 2025 Palacios was on the jury of the European Tango Championship [6]. The championship was held in Bellaria-Igea Marina from 26 to 29 June [6]. It was reported in connection with the Mundial de Tango BA in Europe [6].

On 15 March 2026 Palacios gave an exhibition at the Zárate preliminary [7]. That preliminary was one of the preliminaries of Tango BA 2026 [7].

Other partners

A video listing also connects Palacios with several other dancers [1]:

- Loukas Balokas [1] - Leandro Oliver [1] - Ricardo Calvo [1] - Braulio Martos [1]

The dossier gives no dates or further details for these partnerships [1].

References

  1. 1.TangoTube · tangotube.tv
  2. 2.Cuarteto Mulenga - "Tus palabras y la noche" - Sebastián Bolivar y Cynthia Palacios. · youtube.com
  3. 3.¡Los campeones del mundo son del Alto Valle!: Cinthia Palacios y Sebastián Bolívar se consagraron en el Mundial de Tango · rionegro.com.ar
  4. 4.Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango · es.wikipedia.org
  5. 5.World Tango Salon Champions Sebastian Bolivar & Cynthia Palacios, Intimas, Sultans Tango Festival · youtube.com
  6. 6.Mundial de Tango BA en Europa · tangoba.org
  7. 7.Arrancaron las Preliminares de Tango BA 2026 · tangoba.org
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with5

Partnered with Sebastian BolivarSingle source

Loukas Balokas — partnered with Cyntia PalaciosSingle source

Leandro Oliver — partnered with Cyntia PalaciosSingle source

Ricardo Calvo — partnered with Cyntia PalaciosSingle source

Braulio Martos — partnered with Cyntia PalaciosSingle source

Described as4

Described as Filmed with Cuarteto Mulenga, the earliest dated video of the couple.2019Single source

Described as Performs as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival, Istanbul.2023Single source

Described as On the jury of the European Tango Championship, Bellaria-Igea Marina (26-29 June).2025Single source

Described as Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.2026-03-15Single source

Won2

Won Second place at the Mundial with Sebastián Bolívar (per Diario Río Negro).2021Single source

Won Wins the Mundial de Tango, Tango de Pista, from a final of 40 couples.2022-09-17Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Titles

Championship results

  • Mundial · Tango de Pista2022 · Cipoletti/Río Negro

Timeline

  1. 2019Filmed with Cuarteto Mulenga, the earliest dated video of the couple.

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  2. 2021Second place at the Mundial with Sebastián Bolívar (per Diario Río Negro).

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  3. 2022-09-17Wins the Mundial de Tango, Tango de Pista, from a final of 40 couples.

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  4. 2023Performs as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival, Istanbul.

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  5. 2025On the jury of the European Tango Championship, Bellaria-Igea Marina (26-29 June).

    source

  6. 2026-03-15Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.

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