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Elvira Santamaría

Elvira Santamaría also known by the artistic name of Elvira (1929 in La Tablada – July 8, 1999) was acclaimed as a ballet dancer, milonguera and choreographer of Argentine tango. She was known worldwide for her role as a cast member of the show Tango Argentino, aired for the first time in 1983, for which she was nominated with the other ballerinas in 1986 at the Tony Awards for best choreographer. She danced with her husband Virulazo (Jorge Martín Orcaizaguirre), they presented themselves artistically as Virulazo y Elvira.

Biography edit

Elvira Santamaría was born in 1929 in La Tablada in the Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1959 she casually re-encountered her first boyfriend, Jorge Martín Orcaizaguirre, known as Virulazo, who was known as an Argentino Dancer. She started her life partnership for the rest of her life, under the artistic name Virulazo and Elvira. Virulazo recorded these moments of dance in the following way:

Un día yo andaba arriba de un caballo allá por La Tablada y en eso veo pasar un colectivo con Elvira adentro, le hice señas para que bajara, pero nada, entonces fui galopando detrás del colectivo y al final se bajó porque si no la seguía hasta su casa. Conversamos y aquí estamos. (translation: One day I was riding a horse around La Tablada and saw a bus carrying Elvira pass by, I gestured that she should to get off, but she didn't, so I galloped after the bus; she eventually got off because otherwise I would have followed her home. We talked and here we are.)

— Virulazo[1]

In the 1960s, with the rise of rock, the tango ceased to be a big music genre and dance for young people:

...la época dura de los años 60 cuando los programas de rock en televisión nos hicieron pasar un hambre terrible, bailábamos por unas monedas. Aguantamos sólo Juan Carlos Copes y yo. La bohemia es linda pero te cagás de hambre... A comienzo de los '80 decido abandonar el baile. (translation: ... hard times came in the '60s with rock shows on television causing us to face starvation, we danced for pennies. We alone endured, Juan Carlos Copes and I. Bohemianism is fun, but you starve...At the beginning of the '80s I decided to give up dancing.)

— Virulazo[1]

Virulazo and Elvira then worked in quiniela (illegal gambling),[2] when they were contacted in 1983 by Juan Carlos Copes for a trial of a tango programme that Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli wanted to do in París: Tango Argentino. Virulazo then weighed 126 kilos, was 57 years old, and had five children and six grandchildren. Segovia, on seeing him arrive, looked at a Copes incredulously; Copes just said "watch them dance":

"Míralos bailar", fue todo lo que dije. Cuando Virula arrancó su baile, Claudio no podía creer lo que veía, que semejante hombre pareciera flotar, ¡no pisaba el suelo y Elvira hacía firuletes a su alrededor! Eran como Brutus y Olivia, algo diferente, como quería Claudio. Así quedaron incorporados Virulazo y Elvira.

— Juan Carlos Copes[3]

Years later, Claudio Segovia said of Virulazo and Elvira:

La ferocidad con que se entregaba, la unión de belleza y fuerza que lograba con Elvira, quedó en la mente de todos los que lo hayan visto.

— Claudio Segovia[4]

Argentine Tango proved a worldwide success, in addition to promoting the revival of tango everywhere.[citation needed] Virulazo and Elvira took part in all shows and became global celebrities. In 1985 they presented the show on Broadway, where the entire dance company was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.

Con lo que gané en las últimas giras me compré tres casas, un camión y dos autos, para mis hijos, ahora salgo algunas veces más, junto unos dólares y ¡chau!, me retiro. Cada gira son cinco o seis meses y para es un sufrimiento, es como estar "encanutado" en Alcatraz. Sufro lo peor que le puede pasar a un hombre, estar solo en la muchedumbre. En Japón me paraba en una esquina y me rodeaban doscientos millones de "ponjas", y no entendía un carajo lo que decían. Entraba en un restaurante, pedía un chorizo y me lo traían con miel, ¡una cosa de locos! Se morfan el pescado crudo como los indios ¡Dejame de joder! Nunca comí tanto pollo y tallarines como en Japón. Hay gente a la que le llamará la atención, pero a mi no. A mi me atrae un buen vino, un asado con los amigos, los jilgueritos que tengo en el fondo de mi casa.

— Virulazo[1]

In 1990 Virulazo died, at age 63, from lung cancer caused by smoking.[4] Ten years later, in 1999, Elvira, died at 70 years of age.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Alfieri, Guillermo. "Reportaje a Virulazo". Todo Tango. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Amuchástegui, Irene (11 July 1999). "Murió la bailarina Elvira. Cuando llora la milonga". Clarín.
  3. ^ Copes, Juan Carlos. . El Tangauta. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b Del Maz, Mariano (2 August 2000). "Bailarín compadrito". Clarín. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links edit

  • Alfieri, Guillermo. "Reportaje a Virulazo". Page/12 (republicado por Todo Tango). Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  • Del Maz, Mariano (2 August 2000). "Bailarín compadrito". Clarín. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  • Sabbatiello, Mónica (January 1988). "Entrevista a Virulazo". Buenos Aires: revista First en (republicada por Tea y Deportea). Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

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Elvira Santamaria also known by the artistic name of Elvira 1929 in La Tablada July 8 1999 was acclaimed as a ballet dancer milonguera and choreographer of Argentine tango She was known worldwide for her role as a cast member of the show Tango Argentino aired for the first time in 1983 for which she was nominated with the other ballerinas in 1986 at the Tony Awards for best choreographer She danced with her husband Virulazo Jorge Martin Orcaizaguirre they presented themselves artistically as Virulazo y Elvira Biography editElvira Santamaria was born in 1929 in La Tablada in the Greater Buenos Aires Argentina In 1959 she casually re encountered her first boyfriend Jorge Martin Orcaizaguirre known as Virulazo who was known as an Argentino Dancer She started her life partnership for the rest of her life under the artistic name Virulazo and Elvira Virulazo recorded these moments of dance in the following way Un dia yo andaba arriba de un caballo alla por La Tablada y en eso veo pasar un colectivo con Elvira adentro le hice senas para que bajara pero nada entonces fui galopando detras del colectivo y al final se bajo porque si no la seguia hasta su casa Conversamos y aqui estamos translation One day I was riding a horse around La Tablada and saw a bus carrying Elvira pass by I gestured that she should to get off but she didn t so I galloped after the bus she eventually got off because otherwise I would have followed her home We talked and here we are Virulazo 1 In the 1960s with the rise of rock the tango ceased to be a big music genre and dance for young people la epoca dura de los anos 60 cuando los programas de rock en television nos hicieron pasar un hambre terrible bailabamos por unas monedas Aguantamos solo Juan Carlos Copes y yo La bohemia es linda pero te cagas de hambre A comienzo de los 80 decido abandonar el baile translation hard times came in the 60s with rock shows on television causing us to face starvation we danced for pennies We alone endured Juan Carlos Copes and I Bohemianism is fun but you starve At the beginning of the 80s I decided to give up dancing Virulazo 1 Virulazo and Elvira then worked in quiniela illegal gambling 2 when they were contacted in 1983 by Juan Carlos Copes for a trial of a tango programme that Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli wanted to do in Paris Tango Argentino Virulazo then weighed 126 kilos was 57 years old and had five children and six grandchildren Segovia on seeing him arrive looked at a Copes incredulously Copes just said watch them dance Miralos bailar fue todo lo que dije Cuando Virula arranco su baile Claudio no podia creer lo que veia que semejante hombre pareciera flotar no pisaba el suelo y Elvira hacia firuletes a su alrededor Eran como Brutus y Olivia algo diferente como queria Claudio Asi quedaron incorporados Virulazo y Elvira Juan Carlos Copes 3 Years later Claudio Segovia said of Virulazo and Elvira La ferocidad con que se entregaba la union de belleza y fuerza que lograba con Elvira quedo en la mente de todos los que lo hayan visto Claudio Segovia 4 Argentine Tango proved a worldwide success in addition to promoting the revival of tango everywhere citation needed Virulazo and Elvira took part in all shows and became global celebrities In 1985 they presented the show on Broadway where the entire dance company was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography Con lo que gane en las ultimas giras me compre tres casas un camion y dos autos para mis hijos ahora salgo algunas veces mas junto unos dolares y chau me retiro Cada gira son cinco o seis meses y para es un sufrimiento es como estar encanutado en Alcatraz Sufro lo peor que le puede pasar a un hombre estar solo en la muchedumbre En Japon me paraba en una esquina y me rodeaban doscientos millones de ponjas y no entendia un carajo lo que decian Entraba en un restaurante pedia un chorizo y me lo traian con miel una cosa de locos Se morfan el pescado crudo como los indios Dejame de joder Nunca comi tanto pollo y tallarines como en Japon Hay gente a la que le llamara la atencion pero a mi no A mi me atrae un buen vino un asado con los amigos los jilgueritos que tengo en el fondo de mi casa Virulazo 1 In 1990 Virulazo died at age 63 from lung cancer caused by smoking 4 Ten years later in 1999 Elvira died at 70 years of age 2 References edit a b c Alfieri Guillermo Reportaje a Virulazo Todo Tango Retrieved 14 November 2013 a b Amuchastegui Irene 11 July 1999 Murio la bailarina Elvira Cuando llora la milonga Clarin Copes Juan Carlos Tango Argentino Parte I El Tangauta Archived from the original on 9 November 2013 Retrieved 8 November 2013 a b Del Maz Mariano 2 August 2000 Bailarin compadrito Clarin Retrieved 14 November 2013 External links editAlfieri Guillermo Reportaje a Virulazo Page 12 republicado por Todo Tango Retrieved 14 November 2013 Del Maz Mariano 2 August 2000 Bailarin compadrito Clarin Retrieved 14 November 2013 Sabbatiello Monica January 1988 Entrevista a Virulazo Buenos Aires revista First en republicada por Tea y Deportea Archived from the original on November 16 2013 Retrieved 13 November 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elvira Santamaria amp oldid 1215057406, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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