¡Tango!
Sign in to save¡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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8.0¡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
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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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Key dates
- Published
- 27 April 1933
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- Argentina
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Luis Moglia Barth
- Screenwriter
- Luis Moglia Barth
- Composer
- Roberto Firpo
- Cinematographer
- Alberto Etchebehere
- Duration
- +80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 601642
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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.