Juan Carlos Copes
Juan Carlos Copes | |
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Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 31 May 1931
Died | 16 January 2021 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Tango dancer, choreographer, and instructor |
Years active | 1940s–2015 |
Juan Carlos Copes (31 May 1931 – 16 January 2021) was an
Early life and career
Copes was born in
Copes married Nieves in Las Vegas in 1964, but the marriage did not last and ended in 1973.[3][4] They continued to dance together, and Nieves described the hatred between them as improving their art.[4] During their four decade partnership they became known as the "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of tango".[7]
During the 1960s, Copes was instrumental in creating the modern tango show concept in Buenos Aires. Copes and Nieves starred in a 1962 production at the
Tango renaissance
Copes played a part in the worldwide revival of tango as a dance form after 1970.
Copes had a daughter, Johana, with his second wife, Myriam Albuernez (who was 20 years his junior) in 1976, and he began to dance with her on stage in 1994.[8][3]
Credits
Copes was the first to create choreographed tango stage shows.
Copes worked on seven films.
Later life
Copes retired from dancing in 2015 for health and financial reasons.[1] In the same year German Kral's documentary film O Nosso Último Tango ("Our Last Tango") showed Copes' often difficult relationship with Nieves.[7]
Copes died from COVID-19 at a Buenos Aires hospital on 16 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[14][6] He had first contracted the disease in December 2020.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Juan Carlos Copes, a historic tango dancer, died of coronavirus". Explica. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Mort du danseur argentin Juan Carlos Copes, légende du tango". Le Monde (in French). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Muere por coronavirus célebre bailarín argentino de tango Juan Carlos Copes". France 24. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Un tango más (2015), documentary film by German Kral
- ^ "Juan Carlos Copes, the tango dancer of the 20th century —". 12 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Muore di Covid Juan Carlos Copes, re del tango". rainews (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Morreu o coreógrafo do tango argentino Juan Carlos Copes" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Juan Carlos Copes". To Tango. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Totango Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The couple who saved tango". The New European. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Morreu o coreógrafo do tango argentino Juan Carlos Copes, vítima da covid-19". TVI24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "El tango argentino llora la muerte de Juan Carlos Copes". AP News. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Falleció el bailarín de tangos Juan Carlos Copes a los 89 años". Grupo La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "A los 89 años, murió el bailarín de tango Juan Carlos Copes luego de haber contraído coronavirus en el mes de diciembre". infobae (in European Spanish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
- Juan Carlos Copes at IMDb
- Juan Carlos Copes discography at Discogs