José Garófalo – Bio

José Garófalo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Between 1979 and 1983, he studied art under renowned artist Guillermo Kuitca. During this period, he also began participating in theater pieces, performances, and street actions where dance and theater became essential elements of his artistic expression.

In 1987, he began studying tango at the Centro Cultural Rojas and, in the same year, joined the Tango Ballet of the University of Buenos Aires.

José trained with influential milongueros and maestros, including Miguel Balmaceda and Nelly, Pupi Castello, Tete Rubin and Maria, Carlos Gavito, Gustavo Naveira, and Rodolfo Dinzel. He expanded his choreographic knowledge with Pedro Calveyra, Graciela González, and Marcela Trappe, and studied stage arts with Emilio García Wehbi.

Since 2007, José has served as President of the Civil Cambalache Association and has directed the annual Festival Cambalache in Buenos Aires since its founding in 2004. He has worked as a tango teacher at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires since 1998.

He is also a member of Troesmas, a research group dedicated to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of maestros who are no longer dancing in the milongas. Since 2011, he has directed the Compañía Tragicómica Tanguera, and he has been represented as a visual artist by Vasari Gallery since 2007.

José Garófalo lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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