¡Tango! (1933)
Overview
¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had less dialog and more music, making it more like a musical revue. This format would be copied by many subsequent films. The plot is derived from tango songs. Many of these songs tell of the seduction of an innocent slum girl by a rich man who promises her a glamorous life, but who abandons her when her looks fade. The stylized and sentimental plot of ¡Tango! revolves around a young man who is abandoned by his girlfriend for an older rich man and is heartbroken. The film follows his misfortunes.
What is ¡Tango! about?
¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had less dialog and more music, making it more like a musical revue. This format would be copied by many subsequent films. The plot is derived from tango songs. Many of these songs tell of the seduction of an innocent slum girl by a rich man who promises her a glamorous life, but who abandons her when her looks fade. The stylized and sentimental plot of ¡Tango! revolves around a young man who is abandoned by his girlfriend for an older rich man and is heartbroken. The film follows his misfortunes. ¡Tango! is a Drama, Music movie, released on 1933-04-26, runtime 79 minutes.
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Directed by
Luis Moglia Barth
Cast
- Libertad Lamarque as Elena
- Pepe Arias as Pepe el bonito
- Tita Merello as Tita
- Alberto Gómez as Alberto
- Alicia Vignoli as Alicia
- Luis Sandrini as Berretín
- Meneca Taihiada as Mecha
- Juan Sarcione as Malandra
- Azucena Maizani as Herself
- Mercedes Simone as Herself
- El Cachafaz
- Juan de Dios Filiberto
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