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Héctor Mayoral

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Described as In 1971 he won the SADAIC Grand Prize for the most original number at the La Falda Festival

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  1. Héctor Mayoral7 days agoDescribed as In 1971 he won the SADAIC Grand Prize for the most original number at the La Falda Festival
  2. Héctor Mayoral7 days agoDescribed as For five years he was in the cast of Mariano Mores's shows
  3. Héctor Mayoral7 days agoDescribed as In 1962 he won first prize for dance at the International Folklore Festival of Termas de Río Hondo
  4. Cacho Mantegazza7 days agoDescribed as In the 1950s he entered dance contests and soon took a professional path
  5. Cacho Mantegazza7 days agoDescribed as His family moved to the neighbourhood of Floresta
  6. Eduardo Arquimbau7 days agoDescribed as The couple Gloria y Eduardo performed in Tokyo in 1961 with Francisco Canaro's orchestra
  7. Mingo Lavalle7 days agoDescribed as He directed his own dance academy at Corrientes 1555
  8. Mingo Lavalle7 days agoDescribed as He was asked to serve on the jury of Luna Park popular dance championships, together with Miguel Bucino
  9. Mingo Lavalle7 days agoDescribed as Excellent dancer known in the mid-1940s, the youngest of his time; born in Italy
  10. José "Lampazo" Vázquez7 days agoDescribed as In the 1940s he polished his style at the club N.O. Boys and later taught at the Club Sin Rumbo in Villa Urquiza
  11. José "Lampazo" Vázquez7 days agoDescribed as His name was José Vázquez; he invented a personal sweep of the feet, as if cleaning the floor, hence his nickname
  12. Elvira Santamaría7 days agoDescribed as With Virulazo she starred in the most sensational number of the show Tango Argentino; they were famous in the United States, Japan and several European cities
  13. Elvira Santamaría7 days agoPartnered with Virulazo
  14. Carlos Gavito7 days agoPartnered with Maria Plazaola
  15. Carlos Gavito7 days agoPartnered with Marcela Duran
  16. Carlos Gavito7 days agoDescribed as Known as the last milonguero
  17. Carlos Gavito7 days agoDescribed as He began his professional career in 1965 in the popular show Así canta Buenos Aires
  18. Pablo Verón7 days agoDescribed as In Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson (1997) he showed his skills as dancer, choreographer and actor
  19. Pablo Verón7 days agoDescribed as In 1988 he starred in Jorge Coscia's film Cipayos
  20. Pablo Verón7 days agoDescribed as He began his professional career in 1986 as a dancer in musicals such as Evita, Cabaret and Sweet Charity
  21. Víctor Ayos7 days agoDescribed as The following year (after 1961) he formed his own group, the Víctor Ayos Ballet
  22. Víctor Ayos7 days agoDescribed as In 1952, in Buenos Aires, he joined the resident ensemble of La Querencia
  23. Víctor Ayos7 days agoDescribed as Born in the city of Córdoba
  24. Beba Bidart7 days agoDescribed as She debuted as a chorus dancer in 1941 with Concepción del Valle's ballet at the Teatro Casino
  25. Beba Bidart7 days agoDescribed as Born in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Boedo
  26. El Rusito Elías7 days agoDescribed as He never performed as a professional
  27. El Rusito Elías7 days agoDescribed as His name was Elías Borovsky (the r became s through an official's error); born in Buenos Aires in 1916
  28. Flaco Dany7 days agoDescribed as Born in La Paternal
  29. Flaco Dany7 days agoDescribed as His real name is Daniel García; an icon of the milonga with traspié worldwide
  30. Tete Rusconi7 days agoDescribed as He developed a personal style for the vals and a masterly way of listening to the music
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