Carlos Eduardo Gavito, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Argentine tango dancer
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Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
About Carlos Eduardo Gavito
- Carlos Eduardo Gavito (April 27, 1942 – July 1, 2005) was an Argentine tango dancer. In 1956 he started to dance in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In 1974 he worked with Juan Carlos Copes.
- He also traveled the world with his dance company and his dance partner and wife, Helen Gavito, who qualified at the Scottish Royal Ballet School.
- In 1995, he went to dance with Forever Tango, However, Helen was not invited to join him, as the Director of Forever Tango wanted only Argentinian dancers - which she was not.
- Throughout the 1990s, he was part of Forever Tango which played in eight US West Coast cities, increasing viewers' interest in learning how to dance the tango.
- Gavito was the only English-speaker in the company.
- Gavito's ultimate rise to fame came from his starring appearances in Forever Tango.
- He is buried in Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires.
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