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Melina Brufman

Melina Brufman is a tango dancer documented as performing with Claudio González at CITA in 2004 and dancing "Tanguera" with him in Forever Tango in 2007 [2][3]. She has also been recorded as partnering a number of other dancers, including Fernando Gracia, with whom she performed at CITA 2025 [5].

2005: 22007: 32008: 22009: 22010: 92011: 102012: 72013: 142014: 52015: 222016: 92017: 42018: 12022: 32023: 82024: 32025: 1
2005’10’202025
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2005: 2, 0; 2007: 3, 0; 2008: 2, 0; 2009: 2, 0; 2010: 9, 0; 2011: 10, 0; 2012: 7, 0; 2013: 14, 0; 2014: 5, 0; 2015: 22, 0; 2016: 9, 0; 2017: 4, 0; 2018: 1, 0; 2022: 3, 0; 2023: 8, 0; 2024: 3, 0; 2025: 1, 0

  1. 55% of Melina Brufman’s filmed performances are from 2011–2015.

    How we know

    The shortest run of years that holds at least half of them: 58 of 105 performances in our videos, each filmed Occasion once, under the year it was danced.

Melina Brufman is a tango dancer whose documented career spans performances from 2004 to 2025 [2][5]. Her best-documented partnership in the dossier is with Claudio González, with whom she performed at CITA in 2004 and danced "Tanguera" in Forever Tango in 2007 [2][3].

A video listing records her as having partnered a wide range of dancers, among them Corina Herrera, Sergio Diaz, Leandro Gomez, Hernán Gelosi, John Galindo, Javier Maldonado, Juan Paulo Horvath, Pablo Alvarez, Alex Krebs, Mario Consiglieri, Germán Ballejo, Claudio Gonzalez and Fernando Gracia . In 2020 she was the guest of the first episode of Carolina Zokalski's "De Amor y Mate" [4]. In 2025 she performed with Fernando Gracia at CITA 2025 [5].

Career

In 2004 Brufman performed with Claudio González at CITA [2]. The recording of that appearance is titled "Melina Brufman y Claudio Gonzalez, CITA 2004" [2].

In 2007 she danced "Tanguera" with Claudio González in Forever Tango [3]. The video of this performance is titled "TANGO || Claudio Gonzalez - Tanguera (Forever Tango 2007)" [3].

In 2020 Brufman appeared as the guest of the first episode of Carolina Zokalski's "De Amor y Mate" [4]. The episode is titled "MELINA BRUFMAN, de Amor y Mate...! #1" [4].

In 2025 she performed with Fernando Gracia at CITA 2025 [5]. The video of that performance is titled "CITA 2025 - Fernando Gracia y Melina Brufman - Prepárense (Forever Tango)" [5].

Dance partners

A video listing records Brufman as having danced with the following partners :

  • Claudio Gonzalez [2][3]
  • Fernando Gracia [5]
  • Corina Herrera
  • Sergio Diaz
  • Leandro Gomez
  • Hernán Gelosi
  • John Galindo
  • Javier Maldonado
  • Juan Paulo Horvath
  • Pablo Alvarez
  • Alex Krebs
  • Mario Consiglieri
  • Germán Ballejo

The listing does not give dates or venues for most of these partnerships . Only the partnerships with Claudio González (2004 and 2007) and Fernando Gracia (2025) are dated in the available sources [2][3][5].

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Melina Brufman y Claudio Gonzalez, CITA 2004 · youtube.com
  2. 3.TANGO || Claudio Gonzalez - Tanguera (Forever Tango 2007) · youtube.com
  3. 4.MELINA BRUFMAN, de Amor y Mate...! #1 · youtube.com
  4. 5.CITA 2025 - Fernando Gracia y Melina Brufman - Prepárense (Forever Tango) · youtube.com

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2005–2025

What they dance

  • Tango 93%
  • Vals 5%
  • Milonga 1%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires34 videos
  • Austin7 videos
  • Chicago3 videos
  • Amsterdam1 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2023Filmed at · Tango Salon Extremo
  2. 2023Filmed at · Porteño y Bailarín
  3. 2023Filmed at · Milonga en lo de Balmaceda
  4. 2023First filmed with · Leandro Gomez
  5. 2022First filmed with · Hernán Gelosi
  6. 2017First filmed with · Javier Maldonado
  7. 2016Filmed at · Austin Spring Tango Festival
  8. 2016Filmed at · Viva La Pepa
  9. 2016First filmed with · Juan Paulo Horvath
  10. 2016First filmed with · Pablo Alvarez
  11. 2015Filmed at · La Bruja
  12. 2015Filmed at · El Motivo Tango
  13. 2015First filmed with · Germán Ballejo
  14. 2015First filmed with · John Galindo
  15. 2014First filmed with · Sergio Diaz
  16. 2013Filmed at · Viva La Pepa
  17. 2013Filmed at · Misterio Tango Festival
  18. 2012Filmed at · Misterio Tango Festival
  19. 2011Filmed at · Misterio Tango Festival
  20. 2010Filmed at · Misterio Tango Festival
  21. 2005First filmed with · Claudio Gonzalez

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with13

Claudio Gonzalez — partnered with Melina Brufman

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Pablo Alvarez — partnered with Melina Brufman

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Partnered with Corina Herrera

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Alex Krebs — partnered with Melina Brufman

Single source

Mario Consiglieri — partnered with Melina Brufman

Single source

Fernando Gracia — partnered with Melina Brufman

Single source

Partnered with Sergio Diaz

Single source

Partnered with Leandro Gomez

Single source

Partnered with Hernán Gelosi

Single source

Partnered with John Galindo

Single source

Partnered with Javier Maldonado

Single source

Partnered with Juan Paulo Horvath

Single source

Germán Ballejo — partnered with Melina Brufman

Single source

Notes4

Performs with Claudio González at CITA.2004

Single source

Dances "Tanguera" with Claudio González in Forever Tango.2007

Single source

Guest of the first episode of Carolina Zokalski's "De Amor y Mate".2020

Single source

Performs with Fernando Gracia at CITA 2025.2025

Single source

Judged1

Judged Mundial de Baile de Tango (Tango Escenario final 2015)2015, 2024

Supported · 2

Era1

Era electronic-festival2005–2025

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Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Melina Brufman, year by year

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2004Performs with Claudio González at CITA.

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  2. 2007Dances "Tanguera" with Claudio González in Forever Tango.

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  3. 2020Guest of the first episode of Carolina Zokalski's "De Amor y Mate".

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  4. 2025Performs with Fernando Gracia at CITA 2025.

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Most watched videos

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Connected

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Listen

  1. MalandracaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1998
  2. Pata anchaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1998
  3. Gallo ciegoOrquesta Forever Tango1998
  4. Mi dolorJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1972
  5. PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese1948
  6. ChiquéColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1998
  7. Yunta de oroColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)2003
  8. TormentaCarlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar1954
  9. Bien PulentaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1950
  10. BuscándoteOsvaldo Fresedo · Ricardo Ruiz1941
  11. Mi dolorAlfredo De Angelis1957
  12. MandriaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939

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