Valentina's Tango (2007)

A dark comedy / drama of a womans decent into maddness by love. Family and loved ones try to save her but but are sucked into the maddness with her. Greek tragedy mixed with farce tells this tale of passion love and lust.

Director:

Rogelio Lobato

Writer:

Rogelio Lobato

Stars:

George Perez, Jack Rubio, Jordi Caballero

Cast

Credited cast:
George Perez	...	Eddie
Jack Rubio	...	Victor
Jordi Caballero	...	Eduardo
Allen Walls	...	Armando
Dianna Miranda	...	Tina
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Art Bonilla	...	Detective
Art Chudabala	...	Tico
Greg Esparza	...	Bandleader
Anthony Fiore	...	Waiter
Danny Garcia	...	Young Eduardo
Yolanda Guillen	...	Young Valentina (as Yolanda Del Carmen)
Poncho Kingz	...	As themselves
Mario Larraza	...	Sonny
Ruben Madera	...	Teenager
Luiza Lago Martins	...	Maria

Storyline

A dark comedy / drama of a womans decent into maddness by love. Family and loved ones try to save her but but are sucked into the maddness with her. Greek tragedy mixed with farce tells this tale of passion love and lust.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and brief violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolfcub Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 98 min (re-cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Sentimentos"
Written and Performed by Jordi Caballero

User Reviews

Very disappointing...

To be honest, I approached this movie with a lot of skepticism. Those of you who are familiar with Lobato's work will probably understand why. Still, I believe that I gave "Valentina's Tango" a fair chance. Undeserved.

The script is too linear and the Greek tragedy concept is poorly mixed into the mafia story line. The "twist", if we can even call it that, is way too predictable and rather uninteresting. Granted, it's a tough combination, but why start something if you don't have what it takes to do it right? Very poor job.

The acting is pathetic. I honestly couldn't single out neither a lead nor a supporting actor/res to praise. Admittedly the dialog itself is very weak, but that's no excuse for an awful and disoriented performance.

And if after reading the above paragraphs you are wondering why I gave "Valentina's Tango" a 3 and not a 1, the answer is simple - the dancing. Even if everything else in this movie sucked, you are still left with a warm feeling. There's so much passion in the tango scenes, so much grace... That's probably the only thing that actually worked for me in the last 100 minutes.

My final advice is - if you are not really crazy about dancing - do NOT waste your time.

-- Blady