Beba Bidart

Beba Bidart was a dancer whose recorded career ran from the early 1940s to the early 1990s ^[1][2]. She was born on 3 April 1924 ^[3].

Her stage career began in 1941, when she debuted as a chorus dancer at the Teatro Casino ^[1]. In 1948 she played opposite Carlos Thompson in Los pulpos, and that same year she performed at the Teatro Maipo ^[1].

Later in her career, on 17 August 1979, she opened her own tango venue, Taconeando, in the San Telmo district ^[2]. In 1991 she was admitted to the Academia Porteña del Lunfardo ^[1]. Her last film was Funes, un gran amor, in 1993 ^[2]. She died in Buenos Aires on 27 August 1994, the same day as Roberto Goyeneche ^[1].

Early life and stage career

Beba Bidart was born on 3 April 1924 ^[3]. She debuted in 1941 as a chorus dancer at the Teatro Casino ^[1].

In 1948 she played opposite Carlos Thompson in Los pulpos ^[1]. In the same year she performed at the Teatro Maipo ^[1].

Taconeando

On 17 August 1979 Bidart opened her tango venue, Taconeando, in San Telmo ^[2].

Later years and recognition

On 2 November 1991 she was admitted to the Academia Porteña del Lunfardo ^[1]. Her last film, Funes, un gran amor, dates from 1993 ^[2].

Bidart died in Buenos Aires on 27 August 1994 ^[1]. She died on the same day as Roberto Goyeneche ^[1].

Dance partners

A listing records Bidart as a dance partner of Paulo Bidart ^[4]. The source does not give the dates or circumstances of the partnership ^[4].