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Marcela Duran

Marcela Duran is a tango dancer associated with the stage production Forever Tango, in which she danced "A Evaristo Carriego" with Carlos Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall in 1998 [2]. A dance video catalogue lists her with many partners , and in 2026 she performed at the Quiero Verte festival with Dante Sánchez [4].

2005: 22007: 12013: 22014: 12016: 62017: 72018: 62019: 42020: 12021: 12022: 52023: 122024: 32025: 52026: 11
2005’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2005: 2, 0; 2007: 1, 0; 2013: 2, 0; 2014: 1, 0; 2016: 6, 0; 2017: 7, 0; 2018: 6, 0; 2019: 4, 0; 2020: 1, 0; 2021: 1, 0; 2022: 5, 0; 2023: 12, 0; 2024: 3, 0; 2025: 5, 0; 2026: 11, 0

Marcela Duran is a tango dancer. Her documented work is linked to the stage production Forever Tango [2][3]. In 1998 she danced "A Evaristo Carriego" with Carlos Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall as part of Forever Tango [2].

In 2020 she was interviewed by Tango Punto de Encuentro on 13 June, where she was presented as an icon of Forever Tango [3]. A dance video catalogue records her as a partner of a long list of male dancers, among them Carlos Gavito and Dante Sánchez . In 2026 she performed with Dante Sánchez at the Quiero Verte festival [4].

Career with Forever Tango

Duran's best-documented performance is with the stage production Forever Tango [2]. In 1998 she danced "A Evaristo Carriego" with Carlos Gavito, accompanied by the Boston Pops, at Boston Symphony Hall [2]. A recording of this performance was published under the title "Forever Tango - A Evaristo Carriego - Carlos Gavito & Marcela Duran" [2].

Her link to the production was still noted decades later. In 2020 the interview series La Entrevista TPE, from Tango Punto de Encuentro, interviewed her on 13 June and presented her as an icon of Forever Tango [3].

Dance partners

A dance video catalogue lists Duran as partnering the following dancers :

  • Carlos Gavito
  • Dante Sánchez
  • Ray Barbosa
  • Luis Rojas
  • Eduardo Villalba
  • Fernando Carrasco
  • Gaspar Godoy
  • Gabriel Ponce
  • Andres Laza Moreno
  • Pablo Moyano
  • Carlos Barrionuevo
  • Oscar Casas
  • Facundo de la Cruz
  • Diego Ortega
  • Sebastian Jimenez

The catalogue gives no dates or settings for these partnerships . Of the partners listed, only Carlos Gavito, in a 1998 Forever Tango performance [2], and Dante Sánchez, at the Quiero Verte festival in 2026 [4], can be placed in time from the available sources.

Later performances

In 2026 Duran performed with Dante Sánchez at the Quiero Verte festival [4]. A video of the pair at the festival was published as "Marcela Duran & Dante Sanchez - #3 QV2026" [4].

References

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  1. 2.Forever Tango - A Evaristo Carriego - Carlos Gavito & Marcela Duran · youtube.com
  2. 3.La Entrevista TPE - Marcela Duran - Forever Tango · youtube.com
  3. 4.Marcela Duran & Dante Sanchez - #3 QV2026 · youtube.com

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2005–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 92%
  • Vals 7%
  • Milonga 1%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Los Angeles14 videos
  • Buenos Aires12 videos
  • Chicago7 videos
  • Kraków6 videos
  • Boston4 videos
  • Turin3 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2025Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  2. 2024Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  3. 2023Filmed at · Viva La Pepa
  4. 2023Filmed at · Muy Lunes Tango
  5. 2023Filmed at · Porteño y Bailarín
  6. 2023Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  7. 2023First filmed with · Fernando Carrasco
  8. 2022Filmed at · Gavito Tango Festival
  9. 2022Filmed at · Gente Amiga
  10. 2022First filmed with · Dante Sánchez
  11. 2022First filmed with · Pablo Moyano
  12. 2016First filmed with · Eduardo Villalba
  13. 2008First filmed with · Carlos Gavito

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with16

Carlos Gavito — partnered with Marcela Duran

Supported · 2

Fernando Carrasco — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Dante Sánchez — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Gaspar Godoy — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Gabriel Ponce — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Andres Laza Moreno — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Pablo Moyano — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Carlos Barrionuevo — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Oscar Casas — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Facundo de la Cruz — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Diego Ortega — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Sebastian Jimenez — partnered with Marcela Duran

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Partnered with Ray Barbosa

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Partnered with Luis Rojas

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Partnered with Eduardo Villalba

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Carlos Gavito — partnered with Marcela Duran1995

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Notes4

Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).1998

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Interviewed by Tango Punto de Encuentro (13 June) as an icon of Forever Tango.2020

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Performs at the Quiero Verte festival with Dante Sánchez.2026

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Antonio Todaro — described as Marcela Duran1980–1989

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Era1

Era electronic-festival2005–2026

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Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Marcela Duran, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 1998Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).

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  2. 2020Interviewed by Tango Punto de Encuentro (13 June) as an icon of Forever Tango.

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  3. 2026Performs at the Quiero Verte festival with Dante Sánchez.

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Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Listen

  1. Don Agustín BardiOsvaldo PugliesetangoPhilips
  2. CorazoneandoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Café DomínguezÁngel D'AgostinoJulián CenteyatangoRCA Victor
  4. Yunta de oroOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  5. Pata anchaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  6. DanzarínAníbal Troilotango
  7. Solamente ellaLucio DemareHoracio QuintanatangoOdeon
  8. Para dosOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  9. Dicha pasadaOsvaldo PuglieseMiguel MonterotangoOdeon
  10. Tal vez será su vozLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
  11. TrenzasHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverotangoPhilips
  12. TorrenteAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor

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