Juan Malizia

Juan Malizia is a tango dancer who has performed with a number of partners, including Manuela Rossi, Aldana Silveyra, Vanesa Villalba, Valencia Batiuk, Gachi Fernandez, Florencia Roldan and Moira Castellano .

His recorded activities include an exhibition at La Viruta in 2010 with Florencia Roldán ^[2]. He placed third in the Tango de Pista category of the Mundial de Tango in August 2013 ^[4]. He won the Tango Escenario category of the Mundial de Tango in 2014 ^[5].

He also worked in film. In 2014 he played the young Juan Carlos Copes in the documentary 'Our Last Tango' ^[3]. In 2023 he had a leading role in the film 'Ariel', which he choreographed with Manuela Rossi ^[3].

Career

In 2010 Malizia danced an exhibition at La Viruta with Florencia Roldán ^[2]. The video of that exhibition is titled with the tango 'Mala Junta' ^[2].

In 2012 Malizia and Manuela Rossi became partners ^[3]. The pair were still performing together in 2026, when they danced at El Motivo in Buenos Aires on 10 August 2026 ^[6]. The video of that performance names the pieces as 'Zum' and 'Bando negro' ^[6].

Competitions

At the Mundial de Tango, Malizia placed third in the Tango de Pista category, with a date of 26 August 2013 ^[4]. In 2014 he won the Mundial de Tango in the Tango Escenario category ^[5]. The sources consulted do not name his partner for either result ^[4][5].

Film

In 2014 Malizia played the young Juan Carlos Copes in the documentary 'Our Last Tango' ^[3]. In 2023 he had a leading role in the film 'Ariel' ^[3]. He choreographed the film's dancing together with Manuela Rossi ^[3].

Partners

A video listing records Malizia dancing with the following partners :

The listing does not give dates for most of these partnerships . Of these partners, only his work with Rossi (from 2012) ^[3] and an exhibition with Roldán (2010) ^[2] have dated sources.