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Luis Solanas

Luis Solanas is a tango dancer associated with La Viruta, which he opened in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires in 1994 [1]. He was Madonna's tango partner and personal choreographer on Alan Parker's film Evita [2], and he has received career honours from the Festival y Mundial de Tango BA and the Buenos Aires Legislature [2].

Luis Solanas is a tango dancer [2]. A press headline describes him as the founder of a milonga and as Madonna's dance partner in the film Evita [1].

According to one account, he conceived La Viruta in 1990 while touring Milan with the play Tango varsoviano [1]. He opened La Viruta on Fray Santa María de Oro in Palermo on 28 September 1994 [1], and in 1997 it moved to a basement hall at Armenia 1366 [1].

Around 1996 he worked as Madonna's tango partner and personal choreographer on Alan Parker's Evita [2]. In later years he has been recorded dancing with Maricel Giacomini at La Viruta [3], and he is listed as a partner of María José Iglesias , with whom he gave a class and exhibition at the city's Festival de Tango in 2026 [4].

History

Solanas conceived La Viruta in 1990, while on tour in Milan with the play Tango varsoviano [1]. The dossier sources give no further detail about the production or his role in it [1].

On 28 September 1994 he opened La Viruta on Fray Santa María de Oro, in the Palermo district [1]. In 1997 La Viruta moved to its basement hall at Armenia 1366 [1].

Film work

Solanas was Madonna's tango partner and personal choreographer on Alan Parker's film Evita, a role dated to 1996 [2]. A press headline also refers to Madonna as his dance partner in the film [1].

Dance partners and performances

In 2011 Solanas was recorded dancing with Maricel Giacomini at La Viruta [3].

He is listed as a dance partner of María José Iglesias . On 24 August 2026 the two gave a class and exhibition at the Buenos Aires city Festival de Tango [4].

Honours

In 2023 Solanas was honoured for his career at the Festival y Mundial de Tango BA [2]. In 2024 the Buenos Aires Legislature declared him a Personalidad Destacada de la Cultura [2].

References

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  1. 1.Fundó la milonga más famosa, Madonna fue su pareja de baile en la película Evita… · lanacion.com.ar
  2. 2.Luis Solanas · es.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.Luis Solanas on TangoTube · tangotube.tv
  4. 4.Clase y exhibición a cargo de Luis Solanas y María José Iglesias · tangoba.org

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Filmed

2011–2026

Tours

  1. 1990Conceives La Viruta while touring Milan with the play Tango varsoviano.†

    Part of Tango varsoviano's 1990 tour of Milan

    Places named: Milan

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Partnered with1

Partnered with María José IglesiasSingle source

Notes6

Conceives La Viruta while touring Milan with the play Tango varsoviano.1990Single source

Opens La Viruta on Fray Santa María de Oro, Palermo.Sep 28, 1994Single source

Madonna's tango partner and personal choreographer on Alan Parker's Evita.1996Single source

La Viruta moves to its basement hall at Armenia 1366.1997Single source

Dances with Maricel Giacomini at La Viruta.2011Single source

Class and exhibition with María José Iglesias at the city Festival de Tango.Aug 24, 2026Single source

Won2

Won Honoured for his career at the Festival y Mundial de Tango BA.2023Single source

Won Declared a Personalidad Destacada de la Cultura by the Buenos Aires Legislature.2024Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2011–2024Single source

Timeline

  1. 1990Conceives La Viruta while touring Milan with the play Tango varsoviano.

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  2. Sep 28, 1994Opens La Viruta on Fray Santa María de Oro, Palermo.

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  3. 1996Madonna's tango partner and personal choreographer on Alan Parker's Evita.

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  4. 1997La Viruta moves to its basement hall at Armenia 1366.

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  5. 2011Dances with Maricel Giacomini at La Viruta.

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  6. 2023Honoured for his career at the Festival y Mundial de Tango BA.

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  7. 2024Declared a Personalidad Destacada de la Cultura by the Buenos Aires Legislature.

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  8. Aug 24, 2026Class and exhibition with María José Iglesias at the city Festival de Tango.

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