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Café de los maestros

June 2008 •Spanish

Coffee Masters is a documentary by Miguel Kohan, produced by Lita Stantic, Gustavo Santaolalla and Walter Salles. It tells the story of great tango of the old guard who, summoned by a rock musician, proposing a record to demonstrate its validity. This adventure, full of memories, humor and poignant moments, culminating with a presentation of the Masters at the Teatro Colon.

Tangos Are for Two

January 1998 •Spanish

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

Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project: Volume One

June 2018 •English

Featuring dozens of performances from the living rooms, backyards, and unconventional venues throughout Athens, GA, the first Athens Rising film takes a deep look at music, dance, food, stand-up comedy, strange theater, visual art, and the origins of AthFest.

El morocho del Abasto (La vida de Carlos Gardel)

March 1950 •Spanish

The life of the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel, his emergence, his mother, his loves, his friends etc.

Así cantaba Carlos Gardel

January 1935 •Spanish

A film that brings together ten of the fifteen shorts that Carlos Gardel filmed in 1930 under the direction of Eduardo Morera, in the film studios of the pioneer Federico Valle.

Una Vida es el Tango

September 2023 •Spanish

Come Close To Me

December 2021 •Spanish

An old abandoned house in Buenos Aires. Four female dancers. Four tangos interpreted by female singers. These elements intertwine in order to narrate through music and dance the evolution of a romantic relationship over time. Each room is a poetic space where different episodes of the lovers' encounters come to life.

Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark

August 2018 •Spanish

A cinematic portrait of the world-wide legendary Argentinian composer who changed tango. For the first time ever, the hidden archives of bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla are opened by his son Daniel.

Añoranzas

November 1930 •Spanish

Carlos Gardel and guitars performing "Añoranzas", vals written and composed by José María Aguilar.

El astro del tango

February 1940 •Spanish

Accidental meeting between a pop-music superstar and a politician's daughter turns into a big romance... but class distinctions, and scandal in the family.

La voz de mi ciudad

January 1953 •Spanish

Tango Bar

July 1935 •Spanish

Ricardo Fuentes (Carlos Gardel) leaves Buenos Aires after loosing in horse races to go to Barcelona, where he plans to open a tango bar, a new concept of tango dance show and dance saloon. On the ship he meets Laura Montalván (Rosita Moreno) who happens to be a thief working with a thief pal. Ricardo watches them robbing a lady's bracelet aboard but decides not to report them because he has fallen in love with Laura. Once in Barcelona, he opens the tango bar but Laura's partner tells him he sold the bracelet and now needs to recover it to avoid both Laura and him going to jail.

San Telmo Tapes

October 2020 •Spanish

Portrays the misunderstandings, losses and shipwrecks of the past of an unusual character who walks the streets of San Telmo forced to build a new identity.

Pichuco

April 2014 •Spanish

A musical tour through the work of Aníbal "Pichuco" Troilo, one of the defining figures of tango and Argentinian music.

Los guardianes del ángel

October 2004 •Spanish

The story takes us on a journey of tributes to the greatest bandoneon player of Buenos Aires, Aníbal Troilo, through interviews, musical sequences, dance and the powerful presence of football. The film intertwines fiction and testimonies to reveal to us a brilliant musician.

Nelly Omar, cantora nacional

August 2014 •Spanish

The life of the last female singer of the golden age of tango, who died at 102 years of age. Nelly Omar stood out as one of the consecrated interpreters of tango and national folklore.

Teatro de las Bestias

September 2023 •Spanish

Tango Malhar

Invalid date •Marathi

When Malhar, an auto driver, accidentally discovers Argentine Tango, he finds himself torn between his conservative roots and an elite dance community. Along the way he uncovers connection, awakening something beyond his mundane existence

EL TANGO TE ESPERA

January 2025 •Spanish

Short documentary about the passion of Argentine Tango. The self-management of street artists who make a living from this dance and its music. The documentary calls young people to visit and frequent "milongas" and other tango places where this dance culturally identifies us as Argentines.

Goodbye Fellas

April 2025 •Spanish

Two friends bet their pride in the wrong place. Without knowing, a bar, some beers, and a game of Truco will decide their fate.