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Dancer

María Olivera

2006: 12007: 42008: 122009: 102010: 92011: 112012: 132013: 112014: 52015: 122016: 102017: 42018: 52019: 42021: 22023: 1
2006’10’202023
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2006: 1, 0; 2007: 4, 0; 2008: 12, 0; 2009: 10, 0; 2010: 9, 0; 2011: 11, 0; 2012: 13, 0; 2013: 11, 0; 2014: 5, 0; 2015: 12, 0; 2016: 10, 0; 2017: 4, 0; 2018: 5, 0; 2019: 4, 0; 2021: 2, 0; 2023: 1, 0

  1. 51% of María Olivera’s filmed performances are from 2007–2012.

    How we know

    The shortest run of years that holds at least half of them: 59 of 114 performances in our videos, each filmed Occasion once, under the year it was danced.

  2. 94 of María Olivera’s 114 filmed performances (82%) are with Gustavo Benzecry Sabá, 2006–2018.

    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.

María Olivera: She grew up in San Telmo in a tango family, In 2004 she began as assistant to Gustavo Benzecry Sabá at the Salón Canning, and Between 2006 and 2007 she organised the Milonga Tanguedia at Plaza Bohemia, Maipú 444.† 2004: In 2004 she began as assistant to Gustavo Benzecry Sabá at the Salón Canning.† 2006: Between 2006 and 2007 she organised the Milonga Tanguedia at Plaza Bohemia, Maipú 444.†

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2006–2023

What they dance

  • Tango 47%
  • Milonga 37%
  • Vals 16%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • New York26 videos
  • Buenos Aires11 videos
  • Chicago7 videos
  • Portland6 videos
  • Skellefteå4 videos
  • Vermont4 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2015Filmed at · Tucson Tango Festival
  2. 2013Filmed at · Otra Milonga
  3. 2006First filmed with · Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with4

Gustavo Benzecry Sabá — partnered with María Olivera

Single source

Partnered with Diego Lanau

Single source

Partnered with Tony Gurzi

Single source

Partnered with Gustavo

Single source

Notes3

She grew up in San Telmo in a tango family

Single source

In 2004 she began as assistant to Gustavo Benzecry Sabá at the Salón Canning2004

Single source

Between 2006 and 2007 she organised the Milonga Tanguedia at Plaza Bohemia, Maipú 4442006–2007

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2006–2021

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with María Olivera, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Listen

  1. MorenaEsteban Morgado2007
  2. Milonga de mis amoresColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1998
  3. La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1947
  4. Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro1938
  5. La milonga que faltabaEdgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos1938
  6. El fleteJuan D'Arienzo1936
  7. Don PacificoJuan D'Arienzo1949
  8. Que tiempo aquelFrancisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar1938
  9. Yo soy el tangoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  10. El olivoJuan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré1941
  11. Sacale puntaEdgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos1938
  12. Cantando se van las penasAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1943

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