ABRAZOS is a publishing house with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Córdoba, Argentina; since 1999 it has been publishing books about Tango and Argentina literature in five languages. In addition, its founder, Daniel Canuti, teaches, gives shows, and inspiring lectures on tango.


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    Tango Queer Buenos Aires

     €16.00

    Author: Mariana Docampo
    130 pages
    ISBN 978-987-47617-4-3

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    All dance spaces (with their traditions, their physical requirements, their gendered performances) can be thought of as political devices for the body and its practices. They are cultural zones where possible forms of life are rehearsed—often in an unconscious way. They set in motion new probable and improbable relationships among bodies.

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    TANGO. An anxious quest for freedom

     €20.00

    NEW edition revised and updated

    Authors: Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel
    152 pages with illustrations
    Translated by Martin Harvey
    ISBN 3-9807383-5-3

    For the first time a literary work on tango dynamics attempts to dialogue about the technical and theoretical aspects of this dance, that is ¨porteña¨, and shows us to the world.

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    Traces. Memories of Resistance (Argentina 1974 – 1983)

     €15.00

    Author: María del Carmen Sillato
    240 pages
    ISBN 978-3-939871-20-0

    This book brings together the unpublished works of survivors of State terrorism in Argentina. The painful past emerges on each page to be re-worked and approached from different angles; it invites reflection and is projected toward new audiences.

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    Women and Tango

     €15.00

    Author: Mónica María Fumagalli
    64 pages with colour illustrations and Photos
    ISBN 978-987-48170-4-4

    Angels of the hearth, cabaret demons. Women and Tango
    Women have always been the at the center of tango’s poetic…

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    I Am Tango

     €20.00

    Author: María Oliva
    134 pages illustrated with photos
    ISBN 978-3-939871-25-5

    I Am Tango. Biography of Maria Nieves
    “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.”

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    The Quest for the Embrace

     €39.00

    Author: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá
    238 pages with illustrations
    ISBN 978-987-26509-6-4

    The Quest for the Embrace. The History of Tango Dance (1800-1983)
    In 2009, UNESCO declared the Argentine tango to be part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Preceding this honor, there is a long history of men and women that created the dance, giving form to a way of life.

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    Ganchos 1 (CD Rom / by ftp)

     €15.00

  • Tango Passion and the Rules of the Game

     €16.00

    Author: Margareta Westergård
    210 pages
    ISBN 978-3-939871-09-5

    In this book, the strict rules, códigos, and behavioural patterns at the traditional milongas (dance halls) of Buenos Aires are described. They constitute a frame around the tango, which in its unique embrace, el abrazo, is danced here with more devotion and passion than in any other tango environment in the world.

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    Tango Awareness

     €27.00

    Author: Mauricio Castro
    128 pages
    ISBN 978-987-43845-7-7

    Learning to dance tango. Looking and feeling great is only the beginning. Find out how some dancers learn faster and better than others. Understanding the solid principals of Tango Awareness will make your mind drift away into the comfort zone. Being yourself while you learn is easy.