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Mariana Montes

Mariana Montes is a tango dancer and teacher. The available sources date the start of her dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce to 1998 [2]. A listing records her as a partner of a number of other dancers .

2000: 32001: 12004: 42005: 22006: 102007: 262008: 432009: 732010: 1002011: 882012: 682013: 512014: 322015: 442016: 722017: 1872018: 522019: 292020: 112021: 62022: 142023: 242024: 52025: 272026: 2
2000’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2000: 3, 0; 2001: 1, 0; 2004: 4, 0; 2005: 2, 0; 2006: 10, 0; 2007: 26, 0; 2008: 43, 0; 2009: 73, 0; 2010: 100, 0; 2011: 88, 0; 2012: 68, 0; 2013: 51, 0; 2014: 32, 0; 2015: 44, 0; 2016: 72, 0; 2017: 187, 0; 2018: 52, 0; 2019: 29, 0; 2020: 11, 0; 2021: 6, 0; 2022: 14, 0; 2023: 24, 0; 2024: 5, 0; 2025: 27, 0; 2026: 2, 0

  1. 55% of Mariana Montes’s filmed performances are from 2011–2017.

    How we know

    The shortest run of years that holds at least half of them: 542 of 974 performances in our videos, each filmed Occasion once, under the year it was danced.

  2. 874 of Mariana Montes’s 974 filmed performances (89%) are with Sebastián Arce, 2000–2025.

    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.

Mariana Montes is a tango dancer whose recorded career centres on her partnership with Sebastián Arce, with whom she began dancing and teaching in 1998 [2]. The two were interviewed together by Mephisto Tango in 2004 [3], and they performed together at Milonga Nacimiento in London in 2025 [4].

A listing records Montes as a partner of a wider group of dancers. These include Andrés Cejas, Alejandro Brener, Utku Küley, Pablo Garcia, Fernando Galera, Anibal Lautaro, Leandro Oliver, Fernando Sanchez, Rodrigo Fonti, Jonatan Aguero and Edwin Espinosa . In 2026 she performed with Jonathan Agüero at Portutango [5].

The available sources are mainly performance and interview videos. They give no details of her birth, training or early life [2].

Career with Sebastián Arce

Montes began dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce in 1998, according to the source for this period [2]. The same listing names Arce as one of her partners .

In 2004 Montes and Arce were interviewed together by Mephisto Tango [3]. The video of the interview is titled "Inside Embrace" [3].

The partnership was still recorded in 2025, when Montes performed with Arce at Milonga Nacimiento in London [4]. The video of that performance describes the event as the milonga's anniversary edition [4].

Other partners

Besides Sebastián Arce, a listing names the following dancers as partners of Montes :

  • Andrés Cejas
  • Alejandro Brener
  • Utku Küley
  • Pablo Garcia
  • Fernando Galera
  • Anibal Lautaro
  • Leandro Oliver
  • Fernando Sanchez
  • Rodrigo Fonti
  • Jonatan Aguero
  • Edwin Espinosa

The listing gives no dates or other details for these partnerships .

Performances

In 2026 Montes performed with Jonathan Agüero at Portutango [5]. The video of that performance identifies the music as "Color Cielo" by Juan D'Arienzo [5].

The sources spell this partner's name in two ways. The partner listing gives "Jonatan Aguero" , and the Portutango performance gives "Jonathan Agüero" [5]. The sources do not state whether both spellings refer to the same dancer.

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Sebastian Arce and Eleonora Kalganova - Moscow 2013 - Reliquias Portenas · youtube.com
  2. 3.Sebastian Arce y Mariana Montes - Inside Embrace · youtube.com
  3. 4.Mariana Montes & Sebastián Arce in London | Milonga Nacimiento's Anniversary Edition (4K) · youtube.com
  4. 5.Mariana Montes & Jonathan Agüero | Juan D'Arienzo - Color Cielo | PORTUTANGO '26 · youtube.com

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2006–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 67%
  • Milonga 25%
  • Vals 8%

Orchestras they dance to most

Signature venues

Cities filmed in

  • Bari42 videos
  • Turin37 videos
  • Moscow22 videos
  • Istanbul16 videos
  • Belgrade15 videos
  • Antwerp14 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2025Filmed at · Tango Torino Festival
  2. 2025First filmed with · Leandro Oliver
  3. 2025First filmed with · Jonatan Aguero
  4. 2023Filmed at · Tango Torino Festival
  5. 2023Filmed at · EMBRACE BERLIN
  6. 2023First filmed with · Pablo Garcia
  7. 2023First filmed with · Fernando Galera
  8. 2020Filmed at · TangoLovers Festival
  9. 2019Filmed at · Antwerpen Tango Festival
  10. 2018Filmed at · Seoul International Tango Festival
  11. 2018Filmed at · Antwerpen Tango Festival
  12. 2018Filmed at · BARI International Tango Congress
  13. 2017Filmed at · Bari Tango Congress
  14. 2012Filmed at · Belgrade Tango Encuentro
  15. 2010Filmed at · Belgrade Tango Encuentro
  16. 2008Filmed at · Milonguero Nights
  17. 2004First filmed with · Sebastián Arce

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with12

Sebastián Arce — partnered with Mariana Montes1998

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Utku Küley — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Pablo Garcia — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Fernando Galera — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Anibal Lautaro — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Leandro Oliver — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Fernando Sanchez — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Rodrigo Fonti — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Jonatan Aguero — partnered with Mariana Montes

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Partnered with Andrés Cejas

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Partnered with Alejandro Brener

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Edwin Espinosa — partnered with Mariana Montes

Single source

Notes6

Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.1998

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Interviewed with Arce by Mephisto Tango.2004

Single source

Performs with Arce at Milonga Nacimiento in London.2025

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Performs with Jonathan Agüero at Portutango.2026

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Since 2011 Mariana Montes and Sebastián Arce have visited more than 140 cities in 35 countries2011

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Together they created the dance show Piazzoleando and danced in Éxodo Tangueado

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2000–2026

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Dance style1

Mariana Montes — dance style Mariana Montes (tango nuevo)

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Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Mariana Montes, year by year

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 1998Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.

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  2. 2004Interviewed with Arce by Mephisto Tango.

    source

  3. 2025Performs with Arce at Milonga Nacimiento in London.

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  4. 2026Performs with Jonathan Agüero at Portutango.

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Most watched videos

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All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Listen

  1. Con flauta y guitarraHéctor Varela · Rodolfo Lesica, Armando Laborde1960
  2. El adiósOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1963
  3. Mi dolorJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1972
  4. No hay tierra como la miaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1939
  5. Tenía que sucederCarlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar1955
  6. La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1947
  7. Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1955
  8. Pa' que te oigan bandoneónHéctor Varela1956
  9. Ilusión azulAlfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante1945
  10. Sentimiento gauchoJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1965
  11. La melodía del corazónEdgardo Donato · Romeo Gavioli1940
  12. La mimadaJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde, Osvaldo Ramos1965

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