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Fatima Vitale

Fatima Vitale is a tango dancer who began touring international festivals in 2007 [2]. In 2012 she won Tango Adulto and Milonga at the Buenos Aires city championship and was runner-up in Tango de Salón at the Mundial de Tango, both with Maximiliano Cristiani [3]. In 2015 she began dancing with Javier Rodríguez [5].

2007: 22008: 32010: 62011: 212012: 182013: 182014: 72015: 152016: 172017: 112018: 192019: 322020: 12021: 12022: 202023: 282024: 172025: 272026: 12
2007’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2007: 2, 0; 2008: 3, 0; 2010: 6, 0; 2011: 21, 0; 2012: 18, 0; 2013: 18, 0; 2014: 7, 0; 2015: 15, 0; 2016: 17, 0; 2017: 11, 0; 2018: 19, 0; 2019: 32, 0; 2020: 1, 0; 2021: 1, 0; 2022: 20, 0; 2023: 28, 0; 2024: 17, 0; 2025: 27, 0; 2026: 12, 0

  1. 144 of Fatima Vitale’s 275 filmed performances (52%) are with Javier Rodríguez, 2015–2026.

    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.

  2. Danced with Maximiliano Cristiani in 2012, and again in 2022.

    How we know

    12 performances, then 3, with none filmed together in our videos for 9 years between.

Fatima Vitale is a tango dancer whose recorded career covers international festival touring, competition in Buenos Aires and partnerships with many dancers [2][3]. A festival biography presenting her alongside Javier Rodríguez states that she began touring international festivals in 2007 [2].

Her documented competition results come from 2012 and 2013 [3][4]. In 2012, dancing with Maximiliano Cristiani, she won the Tango Adulto and Milonga categories at the Buenos Aires city championship and was runner-up in Tango de Salón at the Mundial de Tango [3]. In 2013 she competed in the Tango Escenario category at the Mundial with Hugo Mastrolorenzo [4].

In May 2015 she began dancing with Javier Rodríguez, a partnership that started in Moscow [5]. A dancer listing also records her as having partnered with more than twenty other dancers, including Carlos Gavito, Pibe Avellaneda and Nikita Gerdt .

Career

The earliest dated event in the available record is 2007, when Vitale began touring international festivals [2]. The source for this is a festival biography of the couple Javier Rodriguez and Fatima Vitale [2]. It does not say which partner she toured with in 2007 [2].

In May 2015, in Moscow, Vitale began dancing with Javier Rodríguez [5]. A dancer listing separately records Rodríguez among her partners . Her appearance under a joint billing with Rodríguez in a festival biography reflects this partnership [2].

Competitions

In 2012 Vitale competed with Maximiliano Cristiani [3]. That year the couple won the Tango Adulto and Milonga categories at the Buenos Aires city championship [3]. In the same year they were runner-up in the Tango de Salón category of the Mundial de Tango [3].

In 2013 Vitale competed in the Tango Escenario category at the Mundial with Hugo Mastrolorenzo [4]. The source for this is a video of the couple's 2013 Escenario performance [4]. The dossier does not give a final placing for this entry [4].

Partners

A dancer listing records Vitale as having partnered with the following dancers :

  • Javier Rodríguez [5]
  • Maximiliano Cristiani [3]
  • Hugo Mastrolorenzo [4]
  • Carlos Gavito
  • Pibe Avellaneda
  • Lucas Paez
  • Nikita Gerdt
  • Demian García
  • Cristian Correa
  • Andres Sautel
  • Gabriel Marino
  • Yerpun Castro
  • Emiliano Alcaraz
  • Mario De Camillis
  • Pancho Martinez Pey
  • Néstor Azorín
  • Octavio Fernández
  • Pedro Ochoa
  • Pablo Garcia
  • Maksim Gerasimov
  • Sebastian Jimenez
  • Rodrigo Fonti
  • Diego Mohammad

The listing gives no dates or context for most of these partnerships . Other sources date only those with Cristiani (2012), Mastrolorenzo (2013) and Rodríguez (from 2015) [3][4][5].

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Javier Rodriguez & Fatima Vitale · tangotoistanbul.com
  2. 3.World tango dance tournament · en.wikipedia.org
  3. 4.468, Hugo Mastrolorenzo Fatima Vitale, Los Polvorines, BA, Mundial Tango 2013, Escenario · youtube.com
  4. 5.Fatima Vitale on TangoTube · tangotube.tv

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2007–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 74%
  • Milonga 21%
  • Vals 4%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires37 videos
  • Moscow30 videos
  • Berlin17 videos
  • Istanbul17 videos
  • Busan11 videos
  • Beijing11 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2025Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  2. 2025Filmed at · TanGo To Istanbul
  3. 2024Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  4. 2024First filmed with · Sebastian Jimenez
  5. 2023Filmed at · Torino Tango Festival
  6. 2022Filmed at · Moscow Tango Holidays
  7. 2022First filmed with · Maksim Gerasimov
  8. 2022First filmed with · Andres Sautel
  9. 2019Filmed at · Moscow Tango Holidays
  10. 2018Filmed at · Antwerpen Tango Festival
  11. 2018Filmed at · TanGo To Istanbul
  12. 2017First filmed with · Nikita Gerdt
  13. 2015Filmed at · Milonga La Baldosa
  14. 2015First filmed with · Javier Rodríguez
  15. 2015First filmed with · Gabriel Marino
  16. 2013Filmed at · Viva La Pepa
  17. 2013Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  18. 2013First filmed with · Pablo Garcia
  19. 2013First filmed with · Hugo Mastrolorenzo
  20. 2013First filmed with · Néstor Azorín
  21. 2012First filmed with · Maximiliano Cristiani
  22. 2011Filmed at · Milonga La Baldosa
  23. 2011First filmed with · Cristian Correa
  24. 2007First filmed with · Demian García

Tours

  1. 2007Begins touring international festivals.†

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with23

Nikita Gerdt — partnered with Fatima Vitale

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Javier Rodríguez — partnered with Fatima Vitale

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Demian García — partnered with Fatima Vitale

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Hugo Mastrolorenzo — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Cristian Correa — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Maximiliano Cristiani — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Andres Sautel — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Gabriel Marino — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Yerpun Castro — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Emiliano Alcaraz — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Mario De Camillis — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Pancho Martinez Pey — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Néstor Azorín — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Octavio Fernández — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Pedro Ochoa — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Pablo Garcia — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Maksim Gerasimov — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Sebastian Jimenez — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Rodrigo Fonti — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Partnered with Pibe Avellaneda

Single source

Diego Mohammad — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Carlos Gavito — partnered with Fatima Vitale

Single source

Partnered with Lucas Paez

Single source

Notes2

Begins touring international festivals.2007

Single source

Begins dancing with Javier Rodríguez (Moscow, May).2015

Single source

Won3

Won Wins Tango Adulto and Milonga at the Buenos Aires city championship with Maximiliano Cristiani.2012

Single source

Won Runner-up, Tango de Salón, Mundial de Tango, with Cristiani.2012

Single source

Won Competes in Tango Escenario at the Mundial with Hugo Mastrolorenzo.2013

Single source

Placed in1

Placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango (2nd, Tango de Salón final 2012)2009, 2012

Supported · 2

Dance style2

Dance style salon

Single source

Dance style escenario

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Era1

Era electronic-festival2007–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Fatima Vitale, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2007Begins touring international festivals.

    source

  2. 2012Wins Tango Adulto and Milonga at the Buenos Aires city championship with Maximiliano Cristiani.

    source

  3. 2012Runner-up, Tango de Salón, Mundial de Tango, with Cristiani.

    source

  4. 2013Competes in Tango Escenario at the Mundial with Hugo Mastrolorenzo.

    source

  5. 2015Begins dancing with Javier Rodríguez (Moscow, May).

    source

Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Listen

  1. Por la huellaRodolfo Biagi · Carlos Saavedra1948
  2. Mato y voyOsvaldo Pugliese1978
  3. Saca chispasJulio De Caro · Luis Díaz1938
  4. ChacabuqueandoOsvaldo Pugliese1982
  5. Una cartaAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  6. Gallo ciegoOsvaldo Pugliese · no clip yet1959
  7. Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli1952
  8. Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  9. ArrabalOsvaldo Pugliese1985
  10. AbandonoPedro Laurenz · Héctor Farrel1937
  11. La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo1946
  12. La trillaCarlos Di Sarli1940

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