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Tango Feroz
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Wikipedia article
'Tango Feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito' is a 1993 Argentine drama musical film directed by Marcelo Pieyro. It is loosely based in the life of Tanguito, one of the first artists of Argentine rock ("Tanguito" is just a stage name, nor the artist or the movie are related with Tango music). Fernan Mirs and Cecilia Dopazo, unknown to most spectators by that point, had the lead roles and became famous after the film's release. It was the most successful Argentinian movie of all time.
'Tango Feroz' centers on Tanguito's drug addiction, his love relationship with Mariana, his friendship with Mauricio "Moris" Birabent, his madness and final years. The film does not include any of the songs written by the real Tanguito, such as his iconic "La balsa", as Pieyro could not acquire the rights for doing so. Instead, it uses many other classic songs of Argentine Rock. Ulises Butrn sang the hit song written for the movie, "El amor es ms fuerte" , in the scenes played by Mirs as well as the soundtrack.
Cast
* Fernn Mirs as Tanguito
* Cecilia Dopazo as Mariana
* David Masajnik as Ruso
* Imanol Arias as ngel
* Cristina Banegas as Mariana's mother
* Antonio Birabent as Mauricio 'Moris' Birabent
* Leonardo Sbaraglia as Pedro
* Federico D'Ela
* Hctor Alterio as Lobo
* Ernesto Alterio
* Carola Molina
* Humberto Serrano
* Mirna Surez
Reception
The film grossed $4,225,000 in Argentina, a record for an Argentinian film at the time, and was the second highest-grossing for the year behind 'Jurassic Park' with $4.6 million.
Awards
'Tango Feroz' won the 1994 Argentinian Film Critics Association Awards for Best First Film and Best Music. It was also nominated as Best Film, but didn't get the award. Marcelo Pieyro also won the 1993 Torino International Film Festival of Young Cinema in the International Feature Film Competition, and got the second place at the 1993 Havana Film Festival.
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