Hugo Mastrolorenzo

Hugo Mastrolorenzo is a tango dancer ^[1]. His earliest documented competitive result came in 1996, when he won first prize as a tango dance couple at a national contest in La Plata ^[2]. Over the following decades he competed repeatedly in stage tango, placing in several finals with Agustina Vignau ^[5][6]. In 2016 he and Vignau won the Tango Escenario world title ^[7].

Besides competing, Mastrolorenzo has worked as a choreographer and a writer on tango ^[3][9]. By his own account, he first registered a tango notation method in 2002 ^[3]. He also premiered 'Ideales y Rosas', a choreography for 50 dancers about the dictatorship, in Latvia in 2009 ^[3]. In a 2020 interview series he discussed four tango books, two published and two in progress, and his choreographic process ^[9]. One of these books, 'Tango Danza: El origen de la especie', was published through Editorial Dunken in 2022 ^[10].

In the 2020s Mastrolorenzo performed the show 'Vacío' with Vignau, first in Buenos Aires and later in Germany ^[11][13]. He received the Premio Embajadores del Tango in 2024 ^[12]. A dancer database lists a number of partners for him, including Agustina Vignau, Daiana Pujol and Chizuko Kuwamoto ^[1].

Early career

Mastrolorenzo's earliest documented competitive result was a first prize as a tango dance couple at a national contest in La Plata in 1996 ^[2]. The source does not name his partner in that contest ^[2].

In December 2008 he was filmed dancing with Chizuko Kuwamoto at La Marshal ^[4]. Kuwamoto is also listed among his dance partners ^[1].

Competition career

Mastrolorenzo competed in the stage category of tango championships for several years, mostly with Agustina Vignau ^[5][6][7]. Their documented results are:

- 2011: 4th place in the Mundial de Tango stage category, with Agustina Vignau ^[5]. - 2012: 5th place in the stage category, with Vignau, dancing to 'Fuimos' ^[6]. - 2014: 2nd place in the stage category, with Vignau ^[5]. - 2015: 3rd place in the stage final, with Daiana Pujol ^[5]. - 2016: the Tango Escenario world title, with Agustina Vignau ^[7].

For the 2016 title, Mastrolorenzo and Vignau represented Los Polvorines ^[7]. Their winning performance was danced to 'Balada para un loco' by Piazzolla and Ferrer ^[7].

Choreography and stage work

By his own account, Mastrolorenzo premiered 'Ideales y Rosas' in Latvia in 2009 ^[3]. The piece was a choreography for 50 dancers and dealt with the dictatorship ^[3].

In August 2019 he danced in the Buenos Aires Tango Festival's homage to Rubén Juárez, held at the Usina del Arte ^[8].

In 2023 Mastrolorenzo and Vignau performed the show 'Vacío' on Sundays at Teatro Moliere in Buenos Aires ^[11]. In 2025 they performed 'Vacío' at the Rhein Ruhr Tangofestival in Düsseldorf ^[13].

In a 2020 interview series he discussed his choreographic process ^[9].

Writing and research

According to his own account, Mastrolorenzo registered his tango notation method for the first time in 2002 ^[3].

In a seven-part interview with REVISTANGO in 2020, he discussed four tango books he had written or was writing ^[9]. At that time two of the books were published and two were still in progress ^[9].

In 2022 he published 'Tango Danza: El origen de la especie' through Editorial Dunken ^[10].

Recognition

Mastrolorenzo received the Premio Embajadores del Tango in 2024 ^[12].

Dance partners

A dancer database lists the following partners for Mastrolorenzo ^[1]:

- Agustina Vignau, his partner in the 2011, 2012 and 2014 stage finals, the 2016 world title and the show 'Vacío' ^{[1][5][6][7][11]} - Daiana Pujol, his partner for a 3rd place in the 2015 stage final ^[1][5] - Chizuko Kuwamoto, with whom he was filmed at La Marshal in December 2008 ^[1][4] - Agustina Gomez ^[1] - Fatima Vitale ^[1] - Ángeles Chañaha ^[1] - Agnese Vanaga ^[1] - Rosalie Wanka ^[1]