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Diego Ortega

Diego Ortega is a tango dancer who won the Tango Escenario world title with Chizuko Kuwamoto at Luna Park in 2010 [2]. He later performed with Forever Tango alongside Aldana Silveyra and is credited with the Tango de Pista world title with her [4].

2007: 12010: 62012: 12013: 42015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 112020: 52021: 12022: 72023: 222024: 182025: 872026: 44
2007’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2007: 1, 0; 2010: 6, 0; 2012: 1, 0; 2013: 4, 0; 2015: 1, 0; 2016: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 0; 2018: 1, 0; 2019: 11, 0; 2020: 5, 0; 2021: 1, 0; 2022: 7, 0; 2023: 22, 0; 2024: 18, 0; 2025: 87, 0; 2026: 44, 0

  1. 190 of Diego Ortega’s 211 filmed performances (90%) are with Aldana Silveyra, 2013–2026.

    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.

Diego Ortega is a tango dancer whose recorded career covers stage tango, championship competition and teaching [2]. On 1 September 2010 he won the Tango Escenario world title with Chizuko Kuwamoto at Luna Park, dancing "El Marne" [2].

Ortega is listed as having partnered with Chizuko Kuwamoto, Aldana Silveyra, Marcela Duran, Carlos Gavito and Laura Mangione . With Aldana Silveyra he appeared on stage with Forever Tango in 2017 and toured Central America with the company in 2018 . He is also credited with the Tango de Pista world title with Silveyra [4].

Competition titles

Ortega won the Tango Escenario world title with Chizuko Kuwamoto at Luna Park on 1 September 2010 [2]. The pair danced to "El Marne" in that performance [2].

A later entry credits Ortega with the Tango de Pista world title with Aldana Silveyra [4]. This credit comes from video titles on a video platform, and the entry is dated 2025 at year precision [4]. The available material does not give the year in which this title was won or the venue [4].

Stage work

In 2017 Ortega appeared on stage with Forever Tango alongside Aldana Silveyra . Their appearances that year included Tokyo in August 2017 and an appearance connected with Got Talent Portugal .

In 2018 Ortega toured Central America with Forever Tango in May and June . During the same year he also had teaching periods in Tokyo .

Dance partners

A dancer listing names the following people as Ortega's partners :

  • Chizuko Kuwamoto, his partner for the 2010 Tango Escenario world title [2]
  • Aldana Silveyra, his partner in Forever Tango and for the credited Tango de Pista world title [4]
  • Marcela Duran
  • Carlos Gavito
  • Laura Mangione

The listing gives no dates or further detail for the partnerships with Marcela Duran, Carlos Gavito and Laura Mangione .

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Luna de Tango, la conexión oriental · pagina12.com.ar
  2. 4.Diego Ortega on TangoTube · tangotube.tv

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2007–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 75%
  • Vals 18%
  • Milonga 7%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires60 videos
  • Tokyo23 videos
  • Istanbul15 videos
  • Berlin12 videos
  • Los Angeles10 videos
  • Moscow9 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2026Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  2. 2026Filmed at · Planetango
  3. 2025Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  4. 2025Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  5. 2025Filmed at · Planetango
  6. 2025Filmed at · TanGo To Istanbul
  7. 2025Filmed at · EMBRACE BERLIN
  8. 2025Filmed at · Festivalito Tango Primavera
  9. 2025Title · Mundial · Tango de Pista
  10. 2024Filmed at · Bratislava Tango Festival
  11. 2022Filmed at · Milonga Malena
  12. 2019Filmed at · Porteño y Bailarín
  13. 2012First filmed with · Aldana Silveyra
  14. 2010Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  15. 2010Title · Mundial · Tango Escenario
  16. 2009First filmed with · Chizuko Kuwamoto

Tours

  1. 2018Tours Central America with Forever Tango in May and June; teaching periods in Tokyo.†

    Part of Forever Tango's 2018 tour of Central America

    Places named: Tokyo

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with5

Partnered with Chizuko Kuwamoto

Single source

Partnered with Aldana Silveyra

Single source

Partnered with Marcela Duran

Single source

Partnered with Carlos Gavito

Single source

Partnered with Laura Mangione

Single source

Won3

Won Wins the Tango Escenario world title with Chizuko Kuwamoto at Luna Park, dancing "El Marne".Sep 1, 2010

Single source

Won Credited with the Tango de Pista world title with Aldana Silveyra (TangoTube; video titles).2025

Single source

Won Mundial de Baile de Tango (1st, Tango Escenario final 2010)2010, 2025

Single source

Notes2

On stage with Forever Tango (Tokyo, August 2017; Got Talent Portugal) with Aldana Silveyra.2017

Single source

Tours Central America with Forever Tango in May and June; teaching periods in Tokyo.2018

Single source

Placed in1

Placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango (3rd, Tango de Salón final 2012)2009–2026

Supported · 3

Dance style2

Dance style escenario

Single source

Dance style salon

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2007–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Diego Ortega, year by yearWhat they dance to

Titles

Championship results

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2010Wins the Tango Escenario world title with Chizuko Kuwamoto at Luna Park, dancing "El Marne".

    source

  2. 2017On stage with Forever Tango (Tokyo, August 2017; Got Talent Portugal) with Aldana Silveyra.

    source

  3. 2018Tours Central America with Forever Tango in May and June; teaching periods in Tokyo.

    source

  4. 2025Credited with the Tango de Pista world title with Aldana Silveyra (TangoTube; video titles).

    source

Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

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Listen

  1. Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938
  2. InolvidableJuan D'Arienzo1936
  3. Don Agustín BardiOsvaldo Pugliese1961
  4. Adiós NoninoOrquesta Forever Tango · no clip yet1998
  5. ContratiempoAníbal Troilo1952
  6. La guitarritaOsvaldo Pugliese1954
  7. La yumbaOsvaldo Pugliese1952
  8. Porteño y bailarínCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1945
  9. Desde el almaOsvaldo Pugliese1985
  10. La cumparsitaJuan D'Arienzo1943
  11. A una mujerJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal1940
  12. El marneOrquesta Forever Tango2013

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