Mario Suarez is a forty-something tango artist, whose wife Laura has left him. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango.
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| Miguel Ángel Solá | ... | Mario Suárez | |
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Cecilia Narova | ... | Laura Fuentes |
| Mía Maestro | ... | Elena Flores | |
| Juan Carlos Copes | ... | Carlos Nebbia | |
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| Enrique Pinti | ... | Sergio Lieman | |
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| Juan Luis Galiardo | ... | Angelo Larroca | |
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Martín Seefeld | ... | Andrés Castro |
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Ricardo Díaz Mourelle | ... | Waldo Norman |
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Antonio Soares Junior | ... | Bodyguard 1 / Dancer |
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Ariel Casas | ... | Antonio |
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Carlos Thiel | ... | Dr. Ramírez |
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Set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the film tells the story of director Mario Suarez's quest to make the ultimate tango film. Lonely after his wife (one of the film's stars) has left him, Mario must find the themes that will hold the film together, while simultaneously permitting his musicians and dancers the freedom of expression that is necessary to satisfy the tango-hungry Argentine audience. Things become complicated when Mario falls in love with Elena, a beautiful and talented young dancer who is the girlfriend of the powerful and dangerous Angelo Larroca, an investor in the picture. And Mario's creative vision is challenged by his investors when he plans a scene that recreates Argentina's dark years of political suppression and "disappearances". Written by Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>
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Language:
SpanishRelease Date:
12 February 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tango See more »Filming Locations:
Buenos Aires, Federal District, ArgentinaEdit
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Budget:
ESP 700,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$78,315, 14 February 1999, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,687,311, 11 July 1999Company Credits
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Adela Pictures,Alma Ata International Pictures S.L.,Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. See more »
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Mario Suárez: Why? If I may ask...
Elena Flores: We don't understand eachother. I'm not easy.
[laughs]
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Written by Lalo Schifrin
Performed by Cecilia Narova and Mía Maestro
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Official submission of Argentina for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 71st Academy Awards in 1999. See more »Quotes
Elena Flores: We're breaking up.Mario Suárez: Why? If I may ask...
Elena Flores: We don't understand eachother. I'm not easy.
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Tango lunaireWritten by Lalo Schifrin
Performed by Cecilia Narova and Mía Maestro
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In Buenos Aires, the director Mario Suarez (Miguel Ángel Solá) is developing and rehearsing a tango play with historical events as background. Mario misses his mate Laura Fuentes (Cecilia Narova), who has recently left him, and is recovering from a car crash with an injured leg. When the major investor Angelo Larroca (Juan Luis Galiardo) asks for an audition for his lover Elena Flores (Mía Maestro), she succeeds and participates in the play; however, Mario falls in love for her and Elena fears the dangerous Angelo.
I saw "Tango" for the first time on 01 January 2001; I have just watched it again and I still believe it is one of the most wonderful tributes to the tango. Carlos Saura uses the concept that history is indestructible and recalls the dark years of military dictatorship in Argentina after the amnesty entwined with a passionate love of a middle-aged man for a young woman to build the plot, supported by stunning cast, choreography, music score and lighting. However, the conclusion is confused and disappointing, and I really do not understand the relationship of Angelo and Mario acting like pals in the last scene. Cecilia Narova and Mía Maestro are extremely beautiful and fantastic dancers, and I do not get tired of seeing them dancing tango. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Tango"