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‘Our Last Tango’ Is a Thrilling Portrait of a Tumultuous Career

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Christopher Campbell
Aug 16, 2016
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Maria Nieves and Juan Carlos Copes redefined an art form. Likely the most important tango couple of the 20th century (and the 21st, as Nieves would tell you herself), they took the dance out of the nightclub and onto the stage. They perfected it in Buenos Aires and then unleashed it out into the world, performing to rave reviews everywhere from Broadway…

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