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Tangos Are for Two
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Wikipedia article
'Tangos Are for Two' is a 1998 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Jaime Chvarri which stars Daro Grandinetti, Aitana Snchez-Gijn and Juan Echanove.
Plot
A Spanish couturier immigrates to Buenos Aires in the 1930s seeking to meet Carlos Gardel. There she meets Renzo, a look-alike of the latter.
Cast
Production
A Spanish-Argentine co-production the film was produced by Rocabruno, Aurum Producciones and Patagonik Film Group. The screenplay was penned by Ral Brambilla, scar Plasencia whereas Rodolfo Mederos, and Daniel Berardi were responsible for the music. took over cinematography duties.
Release
The film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 January 1998.
Reception
Augusto Martnez Torres of 'El Pas' deemed the film to be an "excellent musical" whose "great appeal lies in the skill with which Chvarri has managed to integrate 14 tangos into an intense and dramatic love" story.
The review in 'La Nacin' assessed the film to be "very good", considering that the director "masterfully handled this kind of complicit fable" (...) "springing from simple everyday things".
Accolades
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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 1999 || rowspan = "2" | 47th Silver Condor Awards || Best Actor || Daro Grandinetti || || rowspan = "2" |
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| Best Original Screenplay || Oscar Plasencia, Ral Brambilla ||
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See also
* List of Argentine films of 1998
* List of Spanish films of 1998
References
Category:Spanish drama films
Category:Argentine drama films
Category:1998 drama films
Category:1990s musical drama films
Category:1990s Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Jaime Chvarri
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