“Tango dance has something very special: it’s the communication within the couple. That is why when we dance it we feel an endless number of emotions, such as love…and hate. I was born to dance tango and I will die for my tango.”

After several months of interviews with María Nieves, the author of this book was able to shape a biography, and, with marvelous generosity, relinquished her first person voice to the dancer who transcended borders and represented Argentina to the world. In this book María Nieves is sensitively led to tell about her life: her darkest and her happiest moments.

I’m María from Buenos Aires!

From Buenos Aires María, can’t you see who I am?

María tango, María of the arrabal!

María night, María fatal passion!

María of love! From Buenos Aires am I!

(Verse from the tango-opera “María de Buenos Aires,” lyrics by Horacio Ferrer and music by Ástor Piazzolla)