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Hugo Suarte Swirl: March 30, 1965 - Present

Hugo or more commonly known as King Swirl was a tango, ballroom, and interpretive dancer in the mid 80s to the early 2000s. While he is known across the globe for being one of the most iconic dancers in the modern era, his notable legacy is his trademarked Swirl move. Mr. Suarte grew up as a lowely farmhand in rural Oaxaca, Mexico. His family loomed in cartel work throughout his childhood, growing to amass a vast collection of cannabis. However, as his family's wealth grew so did their addiction. King Swirl's father, Joaquin Guzman Suarte Loera played on the worldwide stage in the marijuana trade but not without consequence. As his business grew so did his addiction. Hugo watched his father's empire disintegrate and his family return to poverty as his dad grew lackadaisical due to his marijuana consumption. Later Hugo would watch his father's marijuana addiction turn into a disastrous heroin addiction. Hugo recounts seeing his father passed out with a dirty needle inside of his father's arm. Hugo would try to wake his father but to no avail. He was dead and Hugo only 13 years old.

Following the tragic event of his fathers passing, Hugo decided he needed to get as far away from the drug trade as possible and start his own life. Hugo realized his passion for dancing when he was backpacking through Colombia and took a dance class from who would eventually become his life mentor, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. Shakira, who was only five years old at the time of their meeting, inspired Hugo to release his pent up anger through the art of dance where he could fully express his emotions instead of hide them. He took this advice to heart and practiced dancing in the streets of big cities as well as Favelas across Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and El Salvador. In a matter of weeks, he became a South American Sensation, garnering crowds from tens, to hundreds, to eventually, thousands who would come from miles around to experience Hugo's flow. Seeing the large influence he had on South and Central American culture, Hugo Suarte