Carmen Micaela Risso de Cancellieri (February 10, 1905 – October 31, 2005), better known as Carmencita Calderón, was an Argentine tango dancer.
Calderón was born into a poor Italian immigrant family on 10 February 1905 in Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires.
[1] They danced together for ten years in various productions,[1] and created a unique style of tango[3] with their "sentadas, corridas y cortes"[4] (sits, runs and breaks).
[7] After the death of Ángel Vargas she continued dancing with other partners including Pibe Palermo and Juan Averna, in "El abrojito", on Alsina street.
[3] In 2002 she was again honored at the Teatro Colón and at the IV Festival Buenos Aires Tango, where she danced with Juan Carlos Copes.