“Great stage impact dancers”
Outstanding national exponents of stage tango, they have developed their own
original style with basis on the traditional tango esthetics merged with other styles and
dances.
At the moment, they are part of the corps ballet of the Orquesta filarmónica de
Montevideo, of the Orquesta Matos Rodríguez and they are also soloist dancers and
choreographers of the Uruguayan show Bien Polenta. Since 2004, they have been
teaching tango in different institutions in Montevideo and they have participated in
multiple activities of the programs “Tango en Obra” and “Esquinas de la Cultura”,
developed by Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo. In their classes they take traditional
tango as starting point, giving an incentive to the students to explore and seek
identification with the dance. They also emphasize the connection with the partner and
the techniques as the basic elements.
Mariana has got a Master degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad de la República
Oriental del Uruguay and she has graduated from the Musical Initiation School “Virgilio
Scarabelli Alberti”; where she learnt to be a pianist and folk dancer. She has complementary
training as a classic ballet dancer.
Nazareno is a Technical Builder graduated from the Universidad del Trabajo de Montevideo. He
made some incursions into different dance styles, meeting the true passion in tango. He is now
one of the best tango teachers in Montevideo.
They began their training together as tango dancers in 1997 and since then, they
have developed as a dance couple, having consolidated their training beside outstanding
uruguayan and argentinian teachers and dancers. In 2005, they were NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS in the Tango Scenario category, and they were also SEMIFINALISTS of the III
and V World Championship of Tango in Argentina (2005 and 2007); in all instances the
choreographies presented were of their own creation.
Mariana and Nazareno have travelled to different countries, in artistics tours:
Argentina -2005 and 2007, Paraguay and Italia (2000). Over the period 2000-2004 they
were part of the corps de ballet of Uruguay Tango Co. They were also part of many shows
during their artisitic careers, performing with outstanding uruguayan and argentinian
artists such as Malena Muyala, Tango-Copla y Cha Cha Cha from Italia Fausta Co.,
Argentinian Orchestra Salam-Shalom, Raúl Lavié, among others. They were part of the
show “Tango Attraction”, award winner of the Cóndor de Oro in the first festival of San
Luis – Argentina (2005). They have recently participated in a japanese documentary of
the Cumparsita, made in Montevideo and Buenos Aires by the NHS-Japan Broadcasting
Corporation.
Montevideo – Uruguay
May, 2008.

Dancer: Mariana Mendina Gourgues
Birth date: 28-08-1978
Dancer: Nazareno Listur Borda
Birth date: 04-04-1978
Tel: (+598-2) 915 33 47
Cell phone: (+0598-98) 79 41 61
Address: Washington 166 ap. 3, Montevideo - Uruguay
· OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES
They have recently participated in a japanese documentary on the Cumparsita, made in
Montevideo and Buenos Aires by the NHS-Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
They took part of the show “Bien Polenta”; they went on tour through the provinces: San
José (Macció Theatre), Florida, Durazno and Rocha.
The couple was Semifinalist of the V Tango World Championship 2007, Stage Tango category.
Self-made coreography. Classification in Buenos Aires – Argentina.
They were specially invited to the III International Tango Festival of San Luis – Argentina.
December 2007. As part of the show directed by the famous dancer Laura Legazcue and as
soloists with self-made coreographies.
Participation in the Malena Muyala´s show, Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, August 2007.
Members of the Jury Panel of the National Tango Championship 2006 (Colonia): selection of
the semifinalists to the National Championship which took part in Montevideo, under the IV World
Tango Championship organized by the Buenos Aires Administration and the City Town Hall of
Montevideo.
Champions of the National Tango Championship 2005 : Stage Tango category.
This championship took part in Uruguay under the III World Tango Championship organized by the
Buenos Aires Administration and the City Town Hall of Montevideo. Self-made coreography.
Semifinalists in the III World Tango Championship 2007: Stage Tango category. Self-made
coreography. Classification in Montevideo-Uruguay.
Winners of the Condor de Oro Award: Presentation of the show “Tango Attraction”, directed by
Laura Legazcue. They received the Award along with the Nelson Alberti´s Orchestra. Ist. Tango
Festival of San Luis – Argentina, December 2005. Participation as a soloist couple with self-made
coreographies.
Participation in the videoclip of the Singer Nancy de Vita, “Cómplices”. 2005
Participation in the Uruguayan presidential inauguration, in the assumption of the President
Tabaré Vázquez along with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo, March 2005.
Nazareno y Mariana
Presentation in the show “100 años de tango” along with Uruguay Tango Co. in Paraguay.
October 2005
- Mercosur Festival: Guarambaré-Paraguay
- Presentation in the “Gran Hotel Paraguay”: Asunción-Paraguay
They went on a tour through Italy, along with the Uruguay Tango Co. 2000
- Latinoamerican Music and Culture Festival: Milán-Italia
- International Music and Culture Carnival: Milán-Italia
- Latinoamerican Music and Culture Festival: Roma-Italia
- International Music and Culture Carnival: Roma-Italia - Roman Sand Festival: Pádova-Venezia-
Italia
- Festival of the commune of Genzano: Genzano-Italia
· MEMBERS OF:
Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo: directed by Mtro. Federico García Vigil and Alvaro
Hagopián
From March 2005 up to the present.
Shows: - “Galas de tango”
- “MP3: Montevideo por Tres” (tango, murga and candombe)
Bien Polenta: produced and directed by Antonio Pippo and Hugo Pérez
Coreographers and first dancers.
From 2007 up to the present.
Tango Ballet of Laura Legazcue: From March 2004 up to the present.
Orquesta Matos Rodríguez: produced and directed by Juan Mouro and Alexis Buenseñor
Some presentations made along with this Orchestra:
- “Camino al siglo de la cumparsita”, 2008
- Series of shows in the Solís Theatre, 2007.
- Participación la filmación del DVD de la orquesta – december 2006.
- Series of shows in the Solís Theatre along with the Larbanois-Carrero duet. March 2006.
- Series of shows in the Movie Center Theatre -"YO, MATOS RODRIGUEZ, EL DE LA CUMPARSITA".
May 2004.
Italia Fausta Theatre Co.: directed by Omar Varela
Musical “Tango, coplas y cha- cha-cha” directed by Omar Varela.
June 2005.
Uruguay Tango Co.: directed by Mtro. Enrique Gómez. June 1999 – March 2005
Some shows made along with this Company:
- First dancers in the tango series named “Valoremos lo Nuestro”, organized by the Sheraton
Montevideo Hotel and the World Trade Center. June 2003 and june 2004.
- Participation in the Durazno Traditional Festival, 2003.
- Participation in the “Tango Club” series, in the Círculo Theatre, Montevideo. Special guest: Raúl
Lavié (Argentina) and Olga del Grossi (Uruguay), 2001.
- Participation in the 13th. Week of the San Fernando Festival – Maldonado, 2001.
- Show “100 años de tango”. Series of shows in the Círculo Theatre, Montevideo, 2000.
Nazareno y Mariana
Others:
Their participation in many shows in the Conrad Hotel - Punta del Este, Sheraton Montevideo
Hotel, Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, NH Columbia, Joanicó and Santa Rosa Wineries, the Miss
Uruguay election for Miss Mundo really stand out, as well as a lot of shows made in Touristic
Ranchs: San José, La Redención and La Joaquina, among others.
Participation in many TV shows: Café Versátil, Buen Día Uruguay, Ciudad de Tango, Sólo tango
(Argentina) and others.
In specific events, they have accompanied many different uruguayan and argentinian artists:
- Salam Shalom Orchestra - Argentina
- Tango la junta: directed by Mtro Alvaro Hagopián
- Trío Hagopián: directed by Mtro Alvaro Hagopián
- Malena Muyala
- Raúl Lavié
- Olga Del Grossi
· TANGO CLASSES:
TEACHING TANGO:
Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced levels.
- Vieja Viola (ex Chiqué): 2004 until present.
- Proyect “Tango en Obra” from the Montevideo Town Hall: 2007 and 2008
- La Morocha Tango Studio: April 2008 – Present1
- Montevideo Mambo Studio: since april 2008
- Organization and participation in the Tango series “Noviembre de clases temáticas” in Vieja
Viola (November 2007), with the participation of different teachers and dancers.
- Ist. Tango Marathon Seminars, organized by the institution La Morocha Tango (September 2007)
- Casa de los Italianos (through the association Marchigiani): 2004 and 2005
- Calabressa Asociation: 2002 and 2003
FORMATION AS DANCERS:
They started their formation as tango dancers together, in Montevideo, in the year 1997 in Joven
Tango (with different teachers) and they have developed and grow as a dancer couple since then,
having consolidated their formation along with outstanding uruguayan and argentinian teachers
and dancers. Mariana and Nazareno have taken clases of different tango styles, a lot of specific
thematic tango seminars as well as milonga and waltz. Their participation in the following
conferences, festivals and Tango seminars stand out:
- CITA 2008: 10th. International Conference of Argentinian Tango
- Seminars under the V World Championship of Tango Dance, 2007
- IX Buenos Aires Tango Festival, 2007
- Seminars under the IV World Championship of Tango Dance, 2006
- Seminars under the III World Championship of Tango Dance, 2005
- V Buenos Aires Tango Festival, 2003
Complementary formation: Classical and Folk dance.