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Dancer

Oscar Mandagaran

Oscar Mandagaran (13 August 1969 – 20 March 2025) was a dancer who was runner-up in malambo at the Festival Nacional del Malambo in Laborde in 1989 and later joined the original cast of Forever Tango [1][4]. From 2006 he partnered with Georgina Vargas in dance and in life [1].

2006: 42008: 112009: 222010: 532011: 42012: 32013: 222014: 82015: 32016: 22019: 52020: 42022: 702023: 522024: 14
2006’10’202024
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2006: 4, 0; 2008: 11, 0; 2009: 22, 0; 2010: 53, 0; 2011: 4, 0; 2012: 3, 0; 2013: 22, 0; 2014: 8, 0; 2015: 3, 0; 2016: 2, 0; 2019: 5, 0; 2020: 4, 0; 2022: 70, 0; 2023: 52, 0; 2024: 14, 0

  1. 224 of Oscar Mandagaran’s 277 filmed performances (80%) are with Georgina Vargas, 2006–2024.

    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.

Oscar Mandagaran was a dancer born on 13 August 1969 [4]. He first appears in the record as a folkloric dancer: in 1989 he was runner-up in malambo at the Festival Nacional del Malambo in Laborde, and in 1990 he joined the Ballet Folklórico Nacional [1].

He later became a tango stage dancer. In 1997 he joined the original cast of the show Forever Tango and made his Broadway debut with it [1]. He danced with Forever Tango at the Teatro Colón in 1999 [1].

In February 2006 he met Georgina Vargas, and they became partners in dance and in life [1]. Mandagaran died in Buenos Aires on 20 March 2025 [1].

Early career in folklore

Mandagaran's earliest documented achievement was in folk dance. In 1989 he was runner-up in the malambo category at the Festival Nacional del Malambo in Laborde [1]. The following year, 1990, he joined the Ballet Folklórico Nacional [1].

Forever Tango

In 1997 Mandagaran joined the original cast of Forever Tango, and with that production he made his debut on Broadway [1]. A 1998 video recording shows him dancing "Derecho viejo" with Natalia Hills in Forever Tango [2]. In 1999 he danced at the Teatro Colón with the Forever Tango company [1].

Partnership with Georgina Vargas

According to the history published by Georgina Vargas and Oscar Mandagarán, the two met in February 2006 and became partners both in dance and in life [1]. A video listing also records Georgina Vargas as one of his dance partners .

The same listing associates him with Natalia Hills, his partner in the 1998 Forever Tango performance, and with an entry named Georgina Mandagaran [2]. The listing contains further partner entries whose names combine "Georgina" with terms such as places or video labels; the dossier gives no detail on these entries, and they are not described here .

Death

Oscar Mandagaran died in Buenos Aires on 20 March 2025 [1].

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 1.Historia · tangodebuenosaires.com
  2. 2.FOREVER TANGO Natalia Hills & Oscar Mandagaran - Derecho Viejo 1998 · youtube.com
  3. 4.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2006–2024

What they dance

  • Tango 65%
  • Milonga 18%
  • Vals 17%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Paris16 videos
  • New York13 videos
  • San Francisco10 videos
  • Buenos Aires7 videos
  • Padua4 videos
  • Ferrara4 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2023Filmed at · England International Tango Festival
  2. 2013First filmed with · Bologna Italia Georgina
  3. 2013First filmed with · Germany Georgina
  4. 2010First filmed with · Georgina Mandagaran
  5. 2008Filmed at · Portland Tango Festival
  6. 2006First filmed with · Georgina Vargas

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

Whether they lead or follow.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with11

Partnered with Georgina Vargas

Single source

Partnered with Natalia Hills

Single source

Partnered with Georgina Mandagaran

Single source

Partnered with Nicolas Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Bologna Italia Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Bali Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Step's Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Romantico Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Germany Georgina

Single source

Partnered with Spot Georgina

Single source

Partnered with HD Format Georgina

Single source

Won1

Won Runner-up in malambo at the Festival Nacional del Malambo, Laborde.1989

Single source

Notes6

Joins the Ballet Folklórico Nacional.1990

Single source

Joins the original cast of Forever Tango and debuts on Broadway.1997

Single source

Dances Derecho viejo with Natalia Hills in Forever Tango.1998

Single source

Dances at the Teatro Colón with Forever Tango.1999

Single source

Meets Georgina Vargas (February); they become partners in dance and life.2006

Single source

Dies in Buenos Aires.Mar 20, 2025

Single source

Born1

Born on August 13, 1969

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2006–2024

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Oscar Mandagaran, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. Aug 13, 1969Born in Posadas, Misiones.

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  2. 1989Runner-up in malambo at the Festival Nacional del Malambo, Laborde.

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  3. 1990Joins the Ballet Folklórico Nacional.

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  4. 1997Joins the original cast of Forever Tango and debuts on Broadway.

    source

  5. 1998Dances Derecho viejo with Natalia Hills in Forever Tango.

    source

  6. 1999Dances at the Teatro Colón with Forever Tango.

    source

  7. 2006Meets Georgina Vargas (February); they become partners in dance and life.

    source

  8. Mar 20, 2025Dies in Buenos Aires.

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Most watched videos

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Connected

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Listen

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  2. Milonga criollaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Mi novia de ayerAlfredo De AngelisFloreal RuizvalsOdeon
  4. Ella es asíEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagosmilongaRCA Victor
  5. Adiós juventudFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  6. Si tú quisierasCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  7. Luz y sombraAlfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante, Oscar LarrocavalsOdeon
  8. MariónMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeon
  9. Lo que vendráAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  10. Al compás del corazónMiguel CalóRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
  11. Las doceJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor
  12. RemembranzaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon

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