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Cyntia Palacios

Cyntia Palacios is a tango dancer known for her partnership with Sebastian Bolivar [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].

2010: 12011: 12013: 42019: 32020: 12021: 32022: 192023: 362024: 262025: 132026: 58
2010’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2010: 1, 0; 2011: 1, 0; 2013: 4, 0; 2019: 3, 0; 2020: 1, 0; 2021: 3, 0; 2022: 19, 0; 2023: 36, 0; 2024: 26, 0; 2025: 13, 0; 2026: 58, 0

  1. 118 of Cyntia Palacios’s 165 filmed performances (71%) are with Sebastian Bolivar, 2019–2026.

    How we know

    Each filmed Occasion once, with the partner the video credits; a partner is named when they share at least half of them.

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

  • Loukas Balokas
  • Leandro Oliver
  • Ricardo Calvo
  • Braulio Martos

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

References

How Tangopedia works

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

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2010–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 81%
  • Milonga 13%
  • Vals 5%

Orchestras they dance to most

Signature venues

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires56 videos
  • South Korea10 videos
  • Istanbul9 videos
  • Busan8 videos
  • Rome7 videos
  • Cipolletti5 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2026Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  2. 2026Filmed at · Lisbon Tango Festival
  3. 2026Filmed at · Tango Salta Festival
  4. 2025Filmed at · European Tango Cup
  5. 2025Filmed at · Abrazos Tango Festival
  6. 2025Filmed at · Southern California Tango Championship
  7. 2024Filmed at · SULTANS OF ISTANBUL
  8. 2024Filmed at · Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival
  9. 2023Filmed at · Tango Salon Extremo
  10. 2023Filmed at · SULTANS OF ISTANBUL
  11. 2023Filmed at · Morbihan Tango Festival
  12. 2022Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  13. 2022Title · Mundial · Tango de Pista
  14. 2019First filmed with · Sebastian Bolivar

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with5

Partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Loukas Balokas — partnered with Cyntia Palacios

Single source

Leandro Oliver — partnered with Cyntia Palacios

Single source

Ricardo Calvo — partnered with Cyntia Palacios

Single source

Braulio Martos — partnered with Cyntia Palacios

Single source

Notes4

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

Single source

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

Single source

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

Single source

Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.Mar 15, 2026

Single source

Won3

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

Single source

Won Wins the Mundial de Tango, Tango de Pista, from a final of 40 couples.Sep 17, 2022

Single source

Won Mundial de Baile de Tango (1st, Tango de Pista final 2022)2022

Single source

Placed in1

Placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango (2nd, Tango de Pista final 2021)2021

Single source

Dance style2

Dance style salon

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Dance style escenario

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Era1

Era electronic-festival2010–2026

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Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Cyntia Palacios, year by yearWhat they dance to

Titles

Championship results

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

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

    source

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

    source

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

    source

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

    source

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

    source

  6. Mar 15, 2026Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.

    source

Most watched videos

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