Mariano Chicho Frúmboli

Mariano "Chicho" Frúmboli is a tango dancer born on 21 September 1970 ^[6]. Before turning to tango he studied drums, beginning at the age of 13 at David Lebón's music school, an event dated to 1984 ^[2]. He started dancing tango in 1993 ^[3].

In October 1998 Frúmboli moved to Europe with Victoria Vieyra, settling first in France and then in Belgium, where he taught ^[3]. His career was marked by a series of partnerships: a four-year partnership with Lucía Mazer beginning in 1999, a partnership with Eugenia Parrilla from 2003 until 2006, and a partnership with Juana Sepúlveda beginning in 2007 ^[3]. A video listing also records him alongside a large number of other dancers .

Frúmboli also worked in film. He appeared as an extra in La lección de tango in 1997 ^[2] and played "the Argentinian" in Frédéric Fonteyne's 2012 film Tango libre ^[4]. In May 2026 he was still performing with Juana Sepúlveda, including at the Lyon Tango Festival on 24 May 2026, and was dancing exhibitions with Moira Castellano in Buenos Aires ^[5].

Frúmboli was born on 21 September 1970 ^[6]. At 13 he began studying drums at the music school of David Lebón, an event dated to 1984 ^[2]. He started dancing tango in 1993 ^[3].

In October 1998 Frúmboli moved to Europe together with Victoria Vieyra ^[3]. The two settled first in France and then in Belgium, where Frúmboli taught tango ^[3].

Frúmboli's dated partnerships followed one another from 1999 onward ^[3]. In 1999 he began a partnership with Lucía Mazer that lasted four years ^[3]. In 2003 he started dancing with Eugenia Parrilla, a partnership that continued until 2006 ^[3]. In 2007 he began his partnership with Juana Sepúlveda ^[3]. He was still touring with Sepúlveda in 2026, including a performance at the Lyon Tango Festival on 24 May 2026, where the pair danced to "Zum", credited to Pugliese in the title of a video of the performance ^[5]. Around the same time he was also dancing exhibitions with Moira Castellano in Buenos Aires ^[5].

The same listing also associates Frúmboli with the dancers Ruben Veliz and Fabian Salas, and with an entry titled "TV Chicho Frumboli" . The listing does not describe the nature of these associations . The spelling of Sepúlveda's name differs between entries in the listing, and the sources do not say whether the two entries refer to one person ^[3].

In 1997 Frúmboli appeared as an extra in the film La lección de tango ^[2]. In 2012 he played the role of "the Argentinian" in Tango libre, a film directed by Frédéric Fonteyne ^[4].

Dancers connected with Frúmboli in the sources include his dated partners Lucía Mazer, Eugenia Parrilla and Juana Sepúlveda ^[3], his exhibition partner Moira Castellano ^[5], and the further dancers named in a video listing, among them Ruben Veliz and Fabian Salas .