Tango in 1988

Astor Piazzolla — 12 recordings1988[1]

Los Solistas De D'Arienzo — 13 recordings1988[1]

Graciela Gonzalez begins dancing tango on 9 January.[2]

Alberto Arenas dies in Buenos Aires.[3]

Alejandra Mantinan begins medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires, specialising in traumatology and rehabilitation.[4][8]

Miguel Balmaceda appears in a recreated milonga scene in the film Tango: Baile Nuestro, with Finito and Gerardo Portalea.[5]

Susana Miller begins dancing and teaching during the late-1980s social tango revival, learning at the Balmaceda practica.[6]

Luis Castro studies with Juan Carlos Copes, Rodolfo Dinzel and Antonio Todaro.[7]

Fabian Salas starts dancing tango.[9]

Julio Balmaceda begins learning seriously from his father Miguel Balmaceda.[10]

Maria Cieri goes to Marseilles with Rodolfo after an invitation made at Volver; European tours follow.[11]

Geraldine Rojas begins her dance career as a child.[12]

Gerardo Portalea appears in Jorge Zanada's documentary 'Tango, Bayle nuestro'.[13]

Cacho Dante: Invited to teach in Buenos Aires in the late 1980s, then tours with Susana Miller (approximate).[14]

Carlos Copello makes his professional debut.[15]

Jorge Dispari begins teaching, first with his daughter Geraldin (about 23 years before 2011).[16]

Carel Kraayenhof founds Sexteto Canyengue; Osvaldo Pugliese invites it to Buenos Aires to play alongside his orchestra.[17]

Finito appears with María Teresa in Jorge Zanada's documentary 'Tango, bayle nuestro', released after his death.[18]

Vanina Bilous appears on the TV programme 'Grandes Valores del Tango', in the ballet directed by Graciela Cabrera.[19]

Guillermo Fernández stars in the musical Latin Quarter in Las Vegas.[20]

Antonio Todaro begins teaching workshops in Amsterdam and Berlin, then tours Europe regularly.[21]

Petróleo stops dancing because of knee trouble and retires from the bank.[22]

Miguel Angel Zotto founds the company Tango x2 with Milena Plebs.[23]

Rodolfo Dinzel opens La Academia de los Dinzel in San Telmo.[24]

Raúl Garello appears with his group in Héctor Olivera's film Tango for Two (Two to Tango).[25]

Orlando Tripodi tours Japan in Néstor Marconi's octet, returning in 1991.[26]

Néstor Marconi Octeto de Buenos Aires leads an octet for a show in Japan with Goyeneche and Nelly Vázquez; returns in 1991.[27]

Nelly Vázquez tours Japan with Goyeneche, Trípodi, Marconi and others.[28]

Osvaldo Pugliese — Commander, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 1988)1988[29]

Revival — San Francisco: the Dinzelbachers settled in San Francisco in 1988, in response to demand for tango teachers after the touring Tango Argentino visited1988[30][31]

Rodolfo Dinzel — Described as Estudio Dinzel.1988[32]

Gloria Dinzel — Described as Estudio Dinzel.1988[32]

Nelson Ávila — In 1988 they appeared on the Italian TV programme Fantástico, hosted by Adriano Celentano, in a special with Astor Piazzolla and Gerry Mulligan1988[33]

Pablo Verón — In 1988 he starred in Jorge Coscia's film Cipayos1988[34]

Tokyo — Tokyo: on a tour of Japan with Milva, Piazzolla played the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo on 26 June 1988; the same year heJun 26, 1988[40]

Revival — Occurred at Seinäjoki.1988[35]

Roberto Decarre — Born.1988[36]

Alberto Arenas — Died.Jan 12, 1988[37][38]

Julio Carrasco — Died.Feb 2, 1988[39]

Necdet Koyutürk — Died.Oct 19, 1988[41]

Olga Lamas — Died.Oct 21, 1988[42]

Olga Lamas — Died.Oct 21, 1988[42]