Tangos Are for Two
1998 · 93 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Music, Romance
A woman's voice says she was wife to Renzo Franchi and Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), Argentina's great tango singer. People say she's crazy. Her story unfolds. Buenos Aires, 1933: Juana Romero, a seamstress who lives for the music of Gardel, dumps her boyfriend Gustavo for Renzo, a singer who looks like Gardel. She insists that his trio performs Gardel's tangos, which leads to Renzo recording a Ford commercial when Gardel himself is overbooked. The trio, with Joanna in tow, goes on an ill-fated tour of points north. The couple breaks up: she goes home and he tries to get to New York. Fate steps in, and once again he's called upon to pose as Gardel. Then, legend and a bracelet take over. Written by
Directed by Jaime Chávarri · Written by Raúl Brambilla
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Darío Grandinetti Renzo Franchi/Carlos Gardel -
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Juanita -
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Ulises Dumont Aníbal - R Raúl Brambilla Alfredo Le Pera
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Carlos Carella Cabache - R Ramón Rivero Dieguito
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Pepe Soriano Rinaldo Costa - M María Fernández Paroni Dorita
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Chela Ruiz Berta Gardés -
Mónica Galán La Turca - N Nelly Fontán Doña Martha
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