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Gerardo Portalea & Betty Pizarro

Footage: Esteban Moreno | Tango Argentino. Watch it on its own
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  1. 0:55Portalea started dancing in the 1940s at Club Sin Rumbo, in Villa Urquiza, and stayed loyal to its floors all his life.
  2. 1:05Chiqué, by Ricardo Luis Brignolo, in Osvaldo Pugliese's version.
  3. 1:14He earned his living in a cemetery and never turned professional. He called himself a bailarín de patio.
  4. 1:24Slow, elegant, musical walking, chest to chest: he is the model of Villa Urquiza style.
Sources
  1. Calendario Tango de l'Avent 15 / Gerardo Portalea con Betty Pizarro, Esteban Moreno | Tango Argentino (YouTube)