Rafael Amargo and his partner were detained in Carabanchel after police say a fight followed an alleged overnight intrusion. The bailaor also faces an accusation involving an officer.
Officers arrived at the Madrid property at about 6.30am on Saturday after several emergency calls. Rafael Amargo and his partner were then taken into custody alongside the man who allegedly entered their home.
The incident unfolded inside the couple’s residence in Carabanchel after an alleged overnight intrusion. Police later took all three people to the Carabanchel National Police station for statements.
The dancer and his partner are accused of an alleged offence of causing injuries. Amargo also faces an additional accusation of attacking an officer, after police said he moved against members of the patrol that reached the property. The third man is being investigated for possible trespass and assault.
EFE, citing National Police sources, reported that the partner was being investigated only in connection with the alleged injuries offence.
Several Spanish media outlets identify Rafael Amargo’s partner as Luciana Bongianino. La Voz del Sur reported that she is 38, while Amargo is 51.
The police response did not end the confrontation immediately. According to police sources cited by El Mundo, officers found Amargo and his partner involved in a dispute with the alleged intruder.
El Debate additionally reported, as a media version not confirmed by an official police statement, that the man may have broken a pane of glass to enter the two-storey property.
The available account sets out separate legal questions from the same episode. Investigators are examining the couple’s conduct through the alleged injuries offence. They are also considering the unidentified man’s presence as possible unlawful entry, while Amargo’s behaviour towards police forms the basis of the accusation involving an authority officer.
EFE confirmed that all three were taken to the station. The third man was therefore not treated solely as a victim or witness.
That detail changes the shape of the case. Police transferred the alleged intruder to the station alongside the couple, while also considering possible charges for trespass and aggression, according to Noticias de Álava and Infobae.
Amargo was previously detained in December 2020 during Operation Codax in a case involving alleged drug trafficking. Prosecutors later sought a nine-year sentence, but the Madrid Provincial Court acquitted him in 2024; the dancer had denied the allegations.
The case differs in nature from the earlier case involving a death investigated in Vielha. Here, the reported facts concern a domestic confrontation and an alleged intrusion, followed by an immediate police response.
No final judicial decision is reported in the available information. There are also no independently reported details of formal final charges or precautionary measures.
The arrests followed an alleged break-in, and the available information reports no independently confirmed injuries.
