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Carlitos Espinoza

Carlitos Espinoza is a tango dancer and teacher who began teaching in Argentina and Chile in 1998 and taught in Europe from 2001 [2]. He has been listed as dancing with many partners, among them Noelia Hurtado, with whom he formed a partnership in 2011, and Agustina Piaggio [3].

2008: 102009: 12010: 52011: 222012: 702013: 912014: 442015: 742016: 852017: 932018: 992019: 862020: 62021: 92022: 632023: 1012024: 662025: 792026: 74
2008’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2008: 10, 0; 2009: 1, 0; 2010: 5, 0; 2011: 22, 0; 2012: 70, 0; 2013: 91, 0; 2014: 44, 0; 2015: 74, 0; 2016: 85, 0; 2017: 93, 0; 2018: 99, 0; 2019: 86, 0; 2020: 6, 0; 2021: 9, 0; 2022: 63, 0; 2023: 101, 0; 2024: 66, 0; 2025: 79, 0; 2026: 74, 0

  1. 597 of Carlitos Espinoza’s 1,078 filmed performances (55%) are with Noelia Hurtado, 2011–2019.

    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.

Carlitos Espinoza is a tango dancer . His teaching career began in Argentina and Chile in 1998 [2]. He first taught in Europe in 2001, and by 2004 he was teaching in Europe almost full-time [2].

In 2011 he met the dancer Noelia Hurtado at a festival and formed a partnership with her [3]. One source covering that partnership gives his name as Carlos Espinoza [3]. In 2026 he was teaching and performing with Agustina Piaggio, including at the Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival in Lisbon .

A video listing records him dancing with a long series of partners, including Majo Martirena, Noelia Hurtado, Agustina Piaggio, Ariadna Naveira and Sabrina Veliz .

Teaching career

According to a festival profile of Espinoza and Agustina Piaggio, Espinoza began teaching in Argentina and Chile in 1998 [2]. The same profile dates his first teaching in Europe to 2001 [2].

By 2004 he was teaching in Europe almost full-time [2]. The dossier does not say where in Europe he taught or whether he was based there [2].

Partnership with Noelia Hurtado

In 2011 Espinoza met Noelia Hurtado at a festival, and the two formed a dancing partnership [3]. The source on this partnership names him Carlos Espinoza, a fuller form of the name Carlitos [3]. Hurtado also appears among his partners in a video listing . The dossier gives no date for when this partnership ended [3].

Partnership with Agustina Piaggio

In 2026 Espinoza was teaching and performing with Agustina Piaggio . The pair were listed among the maestros of the Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival in Lisbon . A festival in Istanbul also presented the two together in a joint maestro profile [2]. Piaggio is also listed among his dance partners .

Dance partners

A video listing records Espinoza dancing with the following partners :

  • Majo Martirena
  • Noelia Hurtado
  • Mamié Sancy
  • Valeria Maside
  • Paméla Ramos Aracena
  • Agustina Piaggio
  • Valérie Lafore
  • Ariadna Naveira
  • Sabrina Veliz
  • Juana Sepulveda
  • Sofia Saborido
  • Ariane Liautaud
  • Diana Avello
  • Paulina Cazabón
  • Roxana Suárez
  • Dilara Ogretmen
  • Patricia Hilliges

The listing does not give dates, venues or the duration of these partnerships . Apart from Hurtado and Piaggio, the dossier gives no further detail on them .

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina Piaggio · tangotoistanbul.com
  2. 3.Carlos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado - The Couple That WAS Unmistakable · ultimatetango.com

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2008–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 70%
  • Milonga 20%
  • Vals 10%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Seoul55 videos
  • Buenos Aires54 videos
  • Belgrade52 videos
  • Porec39 videos
  • Lisbon35 videos
  • Bratislava35 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2026Filmed at · Bratislava Tango Festival
  2. 2025Filmed at · Belgrade Tango Encuentro
  3. 2025Filmed at · Bratislava Tango Festival
  4. 2025First filmed with · Dilara Ogretmen
  5. 2023Filmed at · Belgrade Tango Encuentro
  6. 2023Filmed at · Lisbon Tango Festival
  7. 2020First filmed with · Agustina Piaggio
  8. 2019Filmed at · Toronto Tango Festival
  9. 2019Filmed at · Brussels Tango Festival
  10. 2019First filmed with · Majo Martirena
  11. 2018Filmed at · Tango Ensueño
  12. 2017Filmed at · Tango Ensueño
  13. 2016Filmed at · Tango Ensueño
  14. 2016Filmed at · Toronto Tango Experience
  15. 2015Filmed at · Brussels Tango Festival
  16. 2011First filmed with · Noelia Hurtado
  17. 2011First filmed with · Sofia Saborido
  18. 2010First filmed with · Paméla Ramos Aracena

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with18

Partnered with Majo Martirena

Single source

Partnered with Noelia Hurtado

Single source

Partnered with Mamié Sancy

Single source

Partnered with Valeria Maside

Single source

Partnered with Paméla Ramos Aracena

Single source

Partnered with Agustina Piaggio

Single source

Partnered with Valérie Lafore

Single source

Partnered with Ariadna Naveira

Single source

Partnered with Sabrina Veliz

Single source

Partnered with Juana Sepulveda

Single source

Partnered with Sofia Saborido

Single source

Partnered with Ariane Liautaud

Single source

Partnered with Diana Avello

Single source

Partnered with Paulina Cazabón

Single source

Partnered with Roxana Suárez

Single source

Partnered with Dilara Ogretmen

Single source

Partnered with Patricia Hilliges

Single source

Noelia Hurtado — partnered with Carlitos Espinoza2019

Supported · 3

Notes5

Begins teaching in Argentina and Chile.1998

Single source

First teaching in Europe.2001

Single source

Teaching in Europe almost full-time.2004

Single source

Meets Noelia Hurtado at a festival and forms a partnership with her.2011

Single source

Teaches and performs with Agustina Piaggio (Lisbon, Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival).2026

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2008–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Carlitos Espinoza, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 1998Begins teaching in Argentina and Chile.

    source

  2. 2001First teaching in Europe.

    source

  3. 2004Teaching in Europe almost full-time.

    source

  4. 2011Meets Noelia Hurtado at a festival and forms a partnership with her.

    source

  5. 2026Teaches and performs with Agustina Piaggio (Lisbon, Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival).

    source

Most watched videos

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