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191 people

Lifelines191 shown, oldest first

Year1983

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Everyone in the Archive as one line through tango’s years: a thin line for a life, a bar for the years dancing, a frame for the years on film. Gold arcs run from teacher to student. Move the year to see who was alive, dancing and filmed.

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1983V · Tango Argentino

A show in Paris sends the world to Buenos Aires

Era context

Raúl Alfonsín takes office on 10 December; democracy returns.
Argentina under the military dictatorship, 1976–1983.

141alive
45dancing
110on film
of the 191 on the River

Dancing in 1983

and 31 more

Timeline entries

— Paris cast of Tango Argentino, with Carlos Rivarola.
— Solo dancer of Tango Argentino at its Paris premiere.
— Begins teaching at the Centro Cultural General San Martín (to 1989).
— Joins 'Tango Argentino', which opens in Paris.
— Stars with Copes in Tango Argentino, which later wins Broadway acclaim.
— Stars with Copes in Tango Argentino, which later wins Broadway acclaim.
— Opens 'Tango Argentino' in Paris with the original cast.
— Joins 'Tango Argentino' at 57, on Copes's recommendation; it opens in Paris in November.
and 1 more this year