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Carrazco, was once approached by a lady that said to have won a Malambo competition in 1950, which proves that women have been practicing this dance since last century, if not for longer. Carrazco and Jose Luis Baez, the president of the Championship, came up with the idea of holding the event to give women a place to compete in all the categories, since the National Festival in Laborde is only for men. Despite the separation usually made between female and male Malambo, many dancers deny there exists any technical difference in the performance of the discipline.
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Malambo dance competition, which is the main event, every year the “Paisana Nacional del Malambo” is crowned. The contestants parade in their traditional outfits and must show their dancing abilities and be interviewed by the judges. The winner is given a band and performs a choreographed
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National Malambo Festival has been held in Laborde, a small town in the province of Córdoba, since its first edition in 1966. The festival is held annually in the second half of January and it lasts six nights. Its objective is to promote and revalue national culture with a focus on dance, music,
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Magallanes, revolves around female malambo dancers and the National Women’s Malambo Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Malambo Femenino), which takes place in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba since 2018. The film includes the
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Argentina at the beginning of the 19th century. The two main styles of malambo are the “estilo sureño” ("Southern style") and the “estilo norteño” ("Northern style"). The “estilo norteño” tends to have a faster rhythm than that of the South, and use a unique guitar strum.
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Malambo for a long time, their presence in this art has been strongly invisibilized until 2018, when the first National Female Malambo Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Malambo Femenino) was held in the city of Carlos Paz, Córdoba. The organizer,
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A Malambo group called “Malevo” became famous world-wide after their participation in “America’s Got Talent” in 2016. They toured all around the globe, bringing this important part of
Argentine folklore culture closer to the rest of the world. They even performed in Las Vegas for a sold-out
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Karnawal, written and directed by Juan Pablo Félix, tells the story of Cabra, a teenager who dreams of becoming a professional malambo dancer. The leading actor, Martín López Lacci, was discovered by the casting team while he performed in the National Malambo
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The festival was created by “Amigos del Arte” and was held for the first time in a local club in 1966. In 1974, the planning committee made up of neighbors, purchased the thousand square metered venue of the former
Spanish Society and built a stage because of the event's rapid growth.
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Santiago Loza, revolves around the relationship between a malambo dancer and his mentor, as the protagonist trains in order to return to the National Malambo Festival’s competition after sustaining a back injury.
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Cirque du Soleil show, to raise funds for critical water issues. More recently, a group named “Legión” participated in the 2024 edition of “America’s Got Talent”, performing the dance with their boots set on fire, amazing the judges and the public.
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601:(Primera edición ed.). Buenos Aires: Laboratorios Bagó.
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