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Sebastian Bolivar

Sebastian Bolivar is a tango dancer who won the Mundial de Tango in the Tango de Pista category on 17 September 2022, from a final of 40 couples [4]. He danced with Cynthia Palacios, and he later served as a juror at the European Tango Championship and at a Mundial preliminary in Cipolletti [3][6][8].

2016: 32017: 12018: 102019: 42020: 42021: 72022: 492023: 382024: 282025: 452026: 28
2016’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2016: 3, 0; 2017: 1, 0; 2018: 10, 0; 2019: 4, 0; 2020: 4, 0; 2021: 7, 0; 2022: 49, 0; 2023: 38, 0; 2024: 28, 0; 2025: 45, 0; 2026: 28, 0

  1. 118 of Sebastian Bolivar’s 217 filmed performances (54%) are with Cyntia Palacios, 2019–2026.

    How we know

    Each filmed Occasion once, with the partner the video credits; a partner is named when they share at least half of them.

Sebastian Bolivar (also written Sebastián Bolívar in source titles) is a tango dancer [2][3]. His best-documented partnership is with Cynthia Palacios, whose name is spelled in several ways across the sources: Cynthia, Cinthia, Cyntia and Cyinthia [2][3].

The recorded milestones of his career run from 2019 to 2026 [2][8]. The earliest dated video of the couple was filmed with Cuarteto Mulenga in 2019 [2]. A competition placing at the Mundial is reported for 2021 [3], and the Tango de Pista title followed on 17 September 2022 [4]. After that he performed at festivals as a world champion [5]. He also took on jury and exhibition roles in the Tango BA competition circuit and at its European edition [6][7][8].

Competition career

A claim attributed to Diario Río Negro records that Bolivar placed second at the Mundial with Cynthia Palacios in 2021 [3]. The headline of that article, however, describes Cinthia Palacios and Sebastián Bolívar as world champions who "se consagraron en el Mundial de Tango" [3]. Sources therefore differ on what the article reports, and this placing is treated here as disputed.

On 17 September 2022, Bolivar won the Mundial de Tango in the Tango de Pista category, from a final of 40 couples [4].

Performances

A video by Cuarteto Mulenga shows Sebastián Bolivar and Cynthia Palacios dancing to "Tus palabras y la noche" [2]. It was filmed in 2019 and is described as the earliest dated video of the couple [2].

In 2023 Bolivar performed as a world champion at the Sultans Tango Festival in Istanbul [5]. The video of that performance is titled with the piece "Intimas" and presents Bolivar and Cynthia Palacios as "World Tango Salon Champions" [5].

On 15 March 2026 he gave an exhibition at the Zárate preliminary [7]. Its source reports the start of the Tango BA 2026 preliminaries [7].

Jury work

In 2025 Bolivar sat on the jury of the European Tango Championship in Bellaria-Igea Marina, held from 26 to 29 June [6]. The source presents that event as the Mundial de Tango BA in Europe [6].

In 2026 he was a juror for the Tango de Pista category at the Cipolletti preliminary, held from 10 to 12 July [8]. That source reports it as part of the Mundial de Tango BA [8].

Partners

A video aggregator lists a number of dancers as partners of Bolivar . They are listed exactly as recorded:

  • Cyinthia Palacios
  • Cynthia Palacios Vamos'cu
  • Cyntia Palacios
  • Fabiana Vidarte
  • Estefania Arias
  • Cantan Marcelo Tommasi
  • Carmen Úsuga
  • Agustina Paez
  • Clarisa Aragón
  • Dilara Ogretmen
  • Ekaterina Simonova

Several of these entries appear to be spelling variants of Cynthia Palacios, the partner named in the competition and performance sources [2][3]. The listing itself keeps them as separate entries . The source gives no dates or context for any of the partnerships .

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Cuarteto Mulenga - "Tus palabras y la noche" - Sebastián Bolivar y Cynthia Palacios. · youtube.com
  2. 3.¡Los campeones del mundo son del Alto Valle!: Cinthia Palacios y Sebastián Bolívar se consagraron en el Mundial de Tango · rionegro.com.ar
  3. 4.Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango · es.wikipedia.org
  4. 5.World Tango Salon Champions Sebastian Bolivar & Cynthia Palacios, Intimas, Sultans Tango Festival · youtube.com
  5. 6.Mundial de Tango BA en Europa · tangoba.org
  6. 7.Arrancaron las Preliminares de Tango BA 2026 · tangoba.org
  7. 8.Mundial de Tango BA en Cipolletti · tangoba.org

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2016–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 79%
  • Milonga 14%
  • Vals 7%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires35 videos
  • Astana21 videos
  • Medellín18 videos
  • Istanbul12 videos
  • South Korea10 videos
  • Rome9 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2026Filmed at · Lisbon Tango Festival
  2. 2026Filmed at · Tango Salta Festival
  3. 2025Filmed at · SULTANS OF ISTANBUL
  4. 2025Filmed at · European Tango Cup
  5. 2025Filmed at · Abrazos Tango Festival
  6. 2025Filmed at · Southern California Tango Championship
  7. 2024Filmed at · SULTANS OF ISTANBUL
  8. 2024Filmed at · Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival
  9. 2023Filmed at · Tango Salon Extremo
  10. 2023Filmed at · SULTANS OF ISTANBUL
  11. 2023Filmed at · Morbihan Tango Festival
  12. 2023First filmed with · Clarisa Aragón
  13. 2022Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  14. 2022Title · Mundial · Tango de Pista
  15. 2019First filmed with · Cyntia Palacios
  16. 2014First filmed with · Agustina Paez

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with9

Cyntia Palacios — partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Agustina Paez — partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Clarisa Aragón — partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Dilara Ogretmen — partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Ekaterina Simonova — partnered with Sebastian Bolivar

Single source

Partnered with Fabiana Vidarte

Single source

Partnered with Cynthia Palacios Vamos'cu

Single source

Partnered with Estefania Arias

Single source

Partnered with Carmen Úsuga

Single source

Notes5

Filmed with Cuarteto Mulenga, the earliest dated video of the couple.2019

Single source

Performs as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival, Istanbul.2023

Single source

On the jury of the European Tango Championship, Bellaria-Igea Marina (26-29 June).2025

Single source

Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.Mar 15, 2026

Single source

Juror for Tango de Pista at the Cipolletti preliminary (10-12 July).2026

Single source

Won3

Won Second place at the Mundial with Cynthia Palacios (per Diario Río Negro).2021

Single source

Won Wins the Mundial de Tango, Tango de Pista, from a final of 40 couples.Sep 17, 2022

Single source

Won Mundial de Baile de Tango (1st, Tango de Pista final 2022)2022

Single source

Placed in1

Placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango (2nd, Tango de Pista final 2021)2018, 2021

Supported · 2

Dance style1

Dance style salon

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2016–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Sebastian Bolivar, year by yearWhat they dance to

Titles

Championship results

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2019Filmed with Cuarteto Mulenga, the earliest dated video of the couple.

    source

  2. 2021Second place at the Mundial with Cynthia Palacios (per Diario Río Negro).

    source

  3. Sep 17, 2022Wins the Mundial de Tango, Tango de Pista, from a final of 40 couples.

    source

  4. 2023Performs as world champions at the Sultans Tango Festival, Istanbul.

    source

  5. 2025On the jury of the European Tango Championship, Bellaria-Igea Marina (26-29 June).

    source

  6. Mar 15, 2026Exhibition at the Zárate preliminary.

    source

  7. 2026Juror for Tango de Pista at the Cipolletti preliminary (10-12 July).

    source

Most watched videos

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Connected

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