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Mariana Fresno, has established herself in the field of Argentine Tango through performing in numerous Tango shows and motion pictures.
She graduated at the National School of Dance in Buenos Aires, where she begun her training in Ballet, Folklore, Jazz and Modern Dance until she met Tango.
Mariana has studied under such prominent Tango instructors as Juan Carlos Copes, Mingo and Esther Pugliese, Graciela González, Gustavo Naveira, José Garófalo, Natalia Games y Gabriel Angio, Facundo and Kelly, Julio Balmaceda, and also with renowed milongueros such as Tete and Silvia, Rodolfo and Maria Cieri, 'El Pibe' Palermo, Carlitos Albornoz and many others.
In 1997 she starred in “Buenos Aires Tango” show with the Walter Ríos Orchestra which ran in Tokyo, Japan.
She toured Chile with Osvaldo Zotto's group, and on 1999 was also part of Aníbal Pachano's "Tangou" musical show.
Mariana’s remarkable maturity and depth exhibited in well known films such as “Evita” directed by Alan Parker, and “El Sueño de los Héroes” (The Dreams of Heroes) by the Argentine director Sergio Renán.
She partnered with El Indio in 1995, 1996 and since 2000 till 2004 at the Plaza Dorrego's Tango performance in San Telmo, Buenos Aires. They have been invited to these major festivals and seminars:
- - CATS (Connecticut Argentine Tango Society) (2004), USA.
- - Encuentro de Tango en San Miguel de Allende (2003), Mexico.
- - Festival de Tango Argentin de Tarbes (2003), France.
- - IV Encuentro de Tango con los Grandes (2000), Madrid, Spain.
- - Nora's Tango Week (1999 & 2000), San Francisco, USA.
- - CITA (Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino) (1999 & 2000), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Since 2004 she resides in New York City, where she teaches at DanceSport Studio in Manhattan. Mariana has been performing around the Tri-State area at severals milongas and private events, and also been touring along Leonardo Suárez Paz as part of the Cuartetango show.
She have participated both as teacher and performer on the following festivals in the United States and Canada:
- - New York City Summer Tango Festival (July 2004)
- - Portland Valentango Festival (February 2005)
- - 1st Annual "New York meets Boston" Tango Weekend (April 2005)
- - Toronto International Tango Festival (May 2005)
- - New York City Summer Tango Festival (July 2005)
- - Baltimore Tango Festival (September 2005)
- - Portland 9th Annual TangoFest (October 2005)