¡Tango! (1933)
¡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.
Director: Luis Moglia Barth
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Libertad Lamarque as Elena |
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Pepe Arias as Pepe el bonito |
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Tita Merello as Tita |
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Alberto Gómez as Alberto |
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Alicia Vignoli as Alicia |
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Luis Sandrini as Berretín |
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Meneca Taihiada as Mecha |
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Juan Sarcione as Malandra |
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Azucena Maizani as Herself |
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Mercedes Simone as Herself |
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El Cachafaz as |
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Juan de Dios Filiberto as |
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Meneca Tailhade as Mecha |
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Isabel San Miguel as |
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Luis Visca as |
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Edgardo Donato as |
| Camera | Antonio Merayo | Camera Car |
| Sound | Freddy Scorticati | Music |
| Sound | Juan Sarcione | Music |
| Sound | Roberto Firpo | Music |
| Sound | Rodolfo Sciammarella | Music |
| Sound | Juan de Dios Filiberto | Music |
| Sound | Azucena Maizani | Music |
| Sound | Manuel Romero | Music |
| Sound | Sebastián Piana | Music |
| Sound | Homero Manzi | Music |
| Art | Juan Manuel Concado | Art Direction |
| Directing | Luis Moglia Barth | Director |
| Writing | Luis Moglia Barth | Writer |
| Writing | Carlos de la Púa | Writer |
| Camera | Alberto Etchebehere | Director of Photography |