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El Motivo Tango

El Motivo Tango is a tango event in Club Social y Deportivo Villa Malcolm, organised by Dina Martinez, Valencia Batiuk & Luciana Valle, with editions from 2008 to 2025.†† Most filmed there: Moira Castellano, Corina Herrera, Gaston Torelli, Natasha Lewinger, and Jonny Lambert.†

Where
Club Social y Deportivo Villa Malcolm · Avenida Córdoba 5064
Nights

Práctica · Monday · 20:30–01:00 · every week

Organised by Dina Martinez, Valencia Batiuk & Luciana Valle. · source

The music danced here

The recordings most danced here, on film. The bar is how often each is still danced everywhere we index.

  1. Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino
    423 dances
  2. Estampa de varónJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    409 dances
  3. Viejo portónRodolfo BiagiTeófilo Ibáñez
    556 dances
  4. Esta noche de lunaCarlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino
    217 dances
  5. La capilla blancaCarlos Di SarliMario Pomar
    85 dances
  6. Como flor de yuyoColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknown
    16 dances
  7. GloriaDonato RacciattiNina Miranda
    14 dances
  8. InviernoFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida
    128 dances
  9. MandriaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    532 dances
  10. BuscándoteOsvaldo FresedoRicardo Ruiz
    288 dances
  11. El motivoAníbal TroiloRoberto Goyeneche
    106 dances
  12. En esta tarde grisAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino
    211 dances
  13. GarúaAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino
    51 dances
  14. Sacale puntaEdgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos
    151 dances
  15. Un infiernoFrancisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz
    43 dances
  16. El viejo valsFrancisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz, Enrique Campos
    152 dances
  17. Mi dolorJuan D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos
    353 dances
  18. Milonga vieja milongaJuan D'Arienzoinstrumental
    327 dances
  19. Rie payasoJuan D'ArienzoCarlos Casares
    451 dances
  20. CompadrónJuan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré
    27 dances

Years

Each year we hold, with its champions where the results name them

  • 2025Buenos Aires1 filmed
  • 2024Buenos Aires5 filmed
  • 2023Buenos Aires2 filmed
  • 2020Buenos Aires1 filmed
  • 2019Buenos Aires1 filmed
  • 2015Buenos Aires8 filmed
  • 2014Buenos Aires37 filmed
  • 2013Buenos Aires65 filmed
  • 2012Buenos Aires33 filmed
  • 2011Buenos Aires27 filmed
  • 2010Buenos Aires2 filmed
  • 2008Buenos Aires1 filmed

What we don't know yet3 of 6 known

Its dates, a website, a picture.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Schedule night1

Schedule night weekly Monday 20:30–01:00 (practica)

Single source

Organised by1

Organised by Dina Martinez, Valencia Batiuk & Luciana Valle

Single source

Held at1

Held at Club Social y Deportivo Villa Malcolm

Single source

Located in1

Located in Buenos Aires

Single source
Where
Club Social y Deportivo Villa Malcolm · Avenida Córdoba 5064, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nights

From published listings, each with its source

  • Práctica · Monday · 20:30–01:00 · every week

    Organised by Dina Martinez, Valencia Batiuk & Luciana Valle. · source

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Its videos on TangoTube · 355 videos

Listen

  1. Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Estampa de varónJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüemilongaRCA Victor
  3. Viejo portónRodolfo BiagiTeófilo IbáñezvalsOdeon
  4. MandriaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  5. GloriaDonato RacciattiNina Mirandatango
  6. InviernoFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
  7. BuscándoteOsvaldo FresedoRicardo RuiztangoRCA Victor
  8. Esta noche de lunaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  9. Como flor de yuyoColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknowntango
  10. La capilla blancaCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
  11. En esta tarde grisAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  12. Rie payasoJuan D'ArienzoCarlos CasarestangoRCA Victor

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