Cecilia Bengolea was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied Modern-Jazz, Classical and Anthropological dance in Buenos Aires and followed studies at the University of Philosophy and History of Art in Buenos Aires followed between 1998 and 2001.

Since 2001, she works and lives in Paris.
In 2004, she attended ex.er.c.e at the Centre Chorégraphique de Montpellier. Cecilia Bengolea has worked as an interpreter and in collaboration with João Fiadeiro, Claudia Triozzi, Edouard Leve, Marc Tompkins, Tiago Guedes, Yves-Nöel Genod, Joris Lacoste, Alain Buffard, Alice Chauchat and Mathilde Monnier a.o.

Since 2005 she collaborates with François Chaignaud, resulting in several projects: "Pâquerette", "Sylphides", "Castor et Pollux", "Free dance" of François Malkovsky, "Voguing Mimosa" in collaboration with Trajal Harrel, Marlene Freitas and François Chaignaud.
She created Umbrae Procella, a concert with Luvinsky Atche in 2009-10.