María Nieves

They flew to Puerto Rico in October 1959 where they packed out Club Flamboyan in San Juan with "Companina Argentina Tangolandia".

[4] Nieves and Copes had married in Las Vegas; the marriage did not last, yet they continued to be dance partners for decades.

[8] The book The tango in the United States: a history incorrectly reported that the show had won a Tony Award.

[6] Nieves and Copes went on tour with Tango Argentino in 1999 before starring in Tanguera (2002) in Buenos Aires, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and then in the West End (2010).

"[3] The 2015 documentary film Un tango más by German Kral depicts the sometimes difficult relationship between Nieves and Copes, dance partners for over 40 years.