Tango Feroz
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Tango Feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito is a 1993 Argentine movie blockbuster, freely 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 Mirás
and Cecilia Dopazo, unknown by the main public by that point, had the lead roles and became famous after the movie, directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
. It was the most successful movie in Argentina at the year of its release.
The movie deals with Tanguito's drug addiction, his love for Mariana, his friendship with Mauricio "Moris" Birabent
, his madness and death.
The movie does not include any of the songs written by the real Tanguito, such as La Balsa
, as Piñeyro could not acquire the rights for doing so. In turn, it uses many other old songs of Argentine Rock. Ulises Butrón sang the hit "El amor es más fuerte" , in the scenes played by Mirás as the singer.
Tanguito
José Alberto Iglesias , better known as Tango or Tanguito, was an Argentine rock composer and singer...
, one of the first artists of Argentine rock
Argentine rock
Argentine rock , is composed or made by Argentine bands or artists, in the Spanish language. For nearly half a century it has been a major popular genre, and it is considered part of the popular music tradition of Argentina alongside Argentine Tango, and Argentine folk music.The moment when...
("Tanguito" is just a stage name, nor the artist or the movie are related with Tango music
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
). Fernan Mirás
Fernán Mirás
Fernán Mirás is an Argentine film and television actor. He is sometimes credited as Fernando Mirás.-Filmography :* Tango feroz * Buenos Aires Vice Versa * Claim...
and Cecilia Dopazo, unknown by the main public by that point, had the lead roles and became famous after the movie, directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts...
. It was the most successful movie in Argentina at the year of its release.
The movie deals with Tanguito's drug addiction, his love for Mariana, his friendship with Mauricio "Moris" Birabent
Mauricio "Moris" Birabent
Mauricio "Moris" Birabent is an Argentine rock musician.-Life and work:Mauricio Birabent was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He took guitar lessons at age 12 and, in subsequent years, began frequenting local piano bars and jazz clubs. The son of an engineer, he enrolled at the Otto Krause Technical...
, his madness and death.
The movie does not include any of the songs written by the real Tanguito, such as La Balsa
La Balsa
La Balsa was the name of a 1970 expedition led by Spaniard Vital Alsar to sail a Balsa raft from South America to Australia across the Pacific Ocean....
, as Piñeyro could not acquire the rights for doing so. In turn, it uses many other old songs of Argentine Rock. Ulises Butrón sang the hit "El amor es más fuerte" , in the scenes played by Mirás as the singer.
Awards
The movie 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 got the award. Marcelo Piñeyro also won the 1993 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema in the International Feature Film Competition, and got the second place at the 1993 Havana Film Festival.Cast
- Ernesto Alterio
- Héctor Alterio as Lobo
- Imanol Arias as Ángel
- Christina Banegas as Mariana' mother
- Antonio Birabent as Mauricio 'Moris' Birabent
- Federico D'Elía
- Cecilia Dopazo as Marianna
- David Masajnik as Ruso
- Fernán Mirás as Tanguito
- Carola Molina
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Pedro
- Humberto Serrano
- Mirna Suárez