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Guillermina Quiroga

Guillermina Quiroga is a tango dancer born on 18 August 1965 [1]. In 1989 she won the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" with Osvaldo Zotto and then joined Miguel Ángel Zotto's Tango X2 [2]. She later danced in Tango Argentino in London and on Broadway, co-choreographed an ice-dance tango with Roberto Reis, and created her own show, "Tango, historias breves" [3][4][5].

Guillermina Quiroga is a tango dancer whose recorded date of birth is 18 August 1965 [1]. Her documented career covers competition, theatrical productions, film, choreography and performance, from the late 1980s into the 2020s [2][3][4][8].

According to an archived festival biography, she won the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" with Osvaldo Zotto in December 1989, and Miguel Ángel Zotto then took her into Tango X2 [2]. In 1991 she danced in Tango Argentino in London and danced a tango scene in Luis Puenzo's film La peste [3]. With Roberto Reis she choreographed the ice-dance tango that Grishuk and Platov took to Olympic gold in 1998 [4]. She appeared in the Tango Argentino revival at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, a production dated 16 November 1999 [5].

In 2003 she created her own show, "Tango, historias breves", which was later toured in the United States [3]. In 2008 she was dance captain of Claudio Segovia's "Maipo, siempre Maipo" [6]. She was interviewed by Pepa Palazón on 8 October 2013 [7], and a video records her performing with Mariano Logiudice in Washington DC in 2026 [8]. A dance video catalogue lists twenty dancers as her partners [9].

Early career and competition

An archived teacher biography states that Quiroga won the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" in December 1989, dancing with Osvaldo Zotto [2]. The same source states that straight afterwards Miguel Ángel Zotto took her into Tango X2 [2]. Osvaldo Zotto is also listed among her dance partners in a dance video catalogue [9].

Stage and screen

In 1991 Quiroga danced in Tango Argentino in London [3]. In the same year she danced a tango scene in La peste, a film by Luis Puenzo [3].

She took part in the Tango Argentino revival at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, a production recorded with the date 16 November 1999 [5].

In 2003 she created her own show, "Tango, historias breves", which was later toured in the United States [3]. In 2008 she served as dance captain of "Maipo, siempre Maipo", a production by Claudio Segovia [6].

Choreography

Together with Roberto Reis, Quiroga choreographed the ice-dance tango that Grishuk and Platov took to Olympic gold in 1998; the choreographic work itself is dated to 1996 [4]. Roberto Reis also appears among her listed dance partners [9].

Later career

On 8 October 2013 Quiroga was interviewed by Pepa Palazón, in an interview published under the title "Tengo una pregunta para vos" [7]. In February 2026 she performed with Mariano Logiudice in Washington DC, as recorded in a video of the performance titled "Tanguera" [8].

Dance partners

A dance video catalogue lists the following dancers as partners of Guillermina Quiroga, without giving dates for the partnerships [9]: - Alejandro Aquino - Diego Arizaga - Pibe Avellaneda - Raúl Bravo - Fernando Carrasco - Guillermo Cerneaz - Junior Cervila - Cesar Coelho - Hugo Daniel - Fernando Galera - Roberto Leiva - Mariano Leguidice - Mariano Logiudice - Gabriel Missé - Roberto Reis - Javier Rodríguez - Gustavo Rosas - Roxana Suárez - Claudio Villagra - Osvaldo Zotto

The catalogue records "Mariano Leguidice" and "Mariano Logiudice" as separate partners; sources differ in spelling, and they do not establish whether the two names refer to the same person [8][9].

References

  1. 1.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
  2. 2.Guillermina Quiroga (teacher biography) · web.archive.org
  3. 3.Guillermina Quiroga · es.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.Guillermina Quiroga, biografía · todotango.com
  5. 5.Tango Argentino (Gershwin Theatre, 1999) · web.archive.org
  6. 6.Guillermina Quiroga · web.archive.org
  7. 7.Guillermina Quiroga (Tengo una pregunta para vos) · web.archive.org
  8. 8.Mariano Logiudice & Guillermina Quiroga: Tanguera. Washington DC. 2/2026 · youtube.com
  9. 9.TangoTube · tangotube.tv
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with20

Javier Rodríguez — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Mariano Logiudice — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Fernando Galera — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Roberto Leiva — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Roberto Reis — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Hugo Daniel — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Gabriel Missé — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Guillermo Cerneaz — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Gustavo Rosas — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Raúl Bravo — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Osvaldo Zotto — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Partnered with Claudio VillagraSingle source

Fernando Carrasco — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Partnered with Pibe AvellanedaSingle source

Partnered with Junior CervilaSingle source

Alejandro Aquino — partnered with Guillermina QuirogaSingle source

Partnered with Roxana SuárezSingle source

Partnered with Diego ArizagaSingle source

Partnered with Cesar CoelhoSingle source

Partnered with Mariano LeguidiceSingle source

Won1

Won Wins the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" with Osvaldo Zotto, in December; straight afterwards Miguel Ángel Zotto takes her into Tango X2.1989Single source

Described as8

Described as Dances Tango Argentino in London.1991Single source

Described as Dances a tango scene in Luis Puenzo's La peste.1991Single source

Described as With Roberto Reis, choreographs the ice-dance tango that Grishuk and Platov take to Olympic gold in 1998.1996Single source

Described as Tango Argentino revival at the Gershwin Theatre, Broadway.1999-11-16Single source

Described as Creates her own show "Tango, historias breves", later toured in the United States.2003Single source

Described as Dance captain of Claudio Segovia's "Maipo, siempre Maipo".2008Single source

Described as Interviewed by Pepa Palazón on 8 October.2013-10-08Single source

Described as Performs with Mariano Logiudice in Washington DC.2026Single source

Born on1

Born on 1965-08-181965-08-18source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Timeline

  1. 1965-08-18Born in La Plata on 18 August.

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  2. 1989Wins the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" with Osvaldo Zotto, in December; straight afterwards Miguel Ángel Zotto takes her into Tango X2.

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  3. 1991Dances Tango Argentino in London.

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  4. 1991Dances a tango scene in Luis Puenzo's La peste.

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  5. 1996With Roberto Reis, choreographs the ice-dance tango that Grishuk and Platov take to Olympic gold in 1998.

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  6. 1999-11-16Tango Argentino revival at the Gershwin Theatre, Broadway.

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  7. 2003Creates her own show "Tango, historias breves", later toured in the United States.

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  8. 2008Dance captain of Claudio Segovia's "Maipo, siempre Maipo".

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  9. 2013-10-08Interviewed by Pepa Palazón on 8 October.

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  10. 2026Performs with Mariano Logiudice in Washington DC.

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