Nito Garcia

Nito Garcia is a tango dancer whose year of birth is given as 1936 ^[1]. He won his first milonga contest in 1953, aged 17 ^[2]. From 1955 he began a run of 15 contest wins that lasted until 1965 ^[3].

In the 1960s he became principal dancer with Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra ^[3]. One of his appearances in that period was 'Cielo de barrilete' at the Teatro Marconi ^[3]. In 1973 he met Elba Sottile in a small town outside Buenos Aires, and the two later married ^[3]. He began teaching abroad in 1991, first in San Francisco and Los Angeles ^[3].

In 2018 he was the subject of the short documentary 'Nito y Elba. Nobleza de arrabal' ^[4]. A video listing names a number of dance partners, including Elba Sottile, Elba Garcia, Fernanda Ghi and Laila Rezk .

Nito Garcia was born in 1936 ^[1]. In 1953, aged 17, he won his first milonga contest ^[2]. Beginning in 1955 he had a run of 15 contest wins, which lasted until 1965 ^[3].

The dossier sources do not name the contests, their venues or his partners in them ^[2][3].

In the 1960s Garcia became principal dancer with the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese ^[3]. His work with the orchestra included 'Cielo de barrilete' at the Teatro Marconi ^[3].

In 1973 Garcia met Elba Sottile in a small town outside Buenos Aires ^[3]. The two later married ^[3].

In 1991 Garcia started teaching abroad, first in San Francisco and Los Angeles ^[3].

In 2018 Garcia was the subject of the short documentary 'Nito y Elba. Nobleza de arrabal' ^[4].

In a conversation with a visiting DJ dated to November 2025, Garcia recalled the milongas of the 1950s and the birth of the ronda ^[5].

A video listing names the following people as having danced with Nito Garcia :

The listing gives Elba Sottile, Elba Garcia and Elba Natalia as separate entries . The dossier does not say whether these names refer to the same person, and it gives no dates or context for any of these partnerships .