Dr. Ana Carolina Amarillo, a climate researcher who completed her PhD at the National University of Cordoba in Argentina, was supported by a Cuomo Foundation / IPCC scholarship from 2019 to 2021.

On 20 September 2021 she joined the Cuomo Foundation’s other scholarship awardees and friends during a celebration at the Foundation’s office in Monaco and performed a spectacular dance of tango alongside her husband and artistic partner, tango professor Guillermo David Anastasi.

Recognized by UNESCO in 2009 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, tango has always been a living art. In 2022, Ana and Guillermo initiated “Traveling Tango Sessions”. Throughout Argentina and Brazil, they presented tango performances and courses to more than 450 participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. They aimed to bring tango back to its roots as a popular, accessible dance while preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of Argentina and Uruguay.

She has continued to connect artistic expression with environmental responsibility. The couple was recognized in L’Aquila Italy for promoting tango while embracing sustainable forms of transport, including electric bicycles and public transport.

Their presence at the Cuomo Foundation was therefore more than a memorable artistic performance. It celebrated the achievements of scholarship awardees and highlighted the Foundation’s wider commitment to research, cultural heritage and sustainable action.