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¡Tango! is a 1933 Argentine musical romance film, the first film to be made in Argentina using optical sound technology (but not the first sound film.) Many existing stars of the Argentine stage and radio appeared in the film, but its success was limited due to poor sound quality and weak acting. ¡Tango! established a formula that would be used by many subsequent tango films.

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¡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.

Released: 1933-04-2679 minDir: Luis Moglia BarthDrama, Music

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

Themes

  • tango
  • love

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

74 votes

Year
1933
Runtime
80 min
Genres
Musical, Romance

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Key facts

Film.name
¡Tango!
Film.image
Tango 1933 film poster.jpg
Film.caption
Poster for the film
Film.director
Luis Moglia Barth
Film.music
Roberto Firpo, Homero Manzi, Sebastián Piana, Rodolfo Sciammarella and Freddy Scorticati
Film.cinematography
Alberto Etchebehere
Film.studio
Argentina Sono Film
Film.country
Argentina
Film.language
Spanish

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Wikidata facts

Duration
80
FilmAffinity ID
601642
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title
¡Tango!
Commons category
¡Tango!
publication date
1933-04-27
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¡Tango! is a 1933 Argentine musical romance film, the first film to be made in Argentina using optical sound technology (but not the first sound film.) Many existing stars of the Argentine stage and radio appeared in the film, but its success was limited due to poor sound quality and weak acting. ¡Tango! established a formula that would be used by many subsequent tango films.

Along with Los tres berretines, which premiered the same year, it inaugurated the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

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