Tango Bar is a 1987 Argentine-Puerto Rican musical drama film directed by Marcos Zurinaga and starring Raul Julia, Rubén Juárez and Valeria Lynch.[1] It was written by Zurinaga with Juan Carlos Codazzi and José Pablo Feinmann. It was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Tango Bar
Directed byMarcos Zurinaga
Written byJosé Pablo Feinmann
Juan Carlos Codazzi
Marcos Zurinaga
Produced byRoberto Gándara
Marcos Zurinaga
StarringRaul Julia
Rubén Juárez
Valeria Lynch
CinematographyMarcos Zurinaga
Edited byPablo Mari
Music byAtilio Stampone
Production
companies
Beco Films
Zaga Films
Release dates
  • November 1987 (1987-11) (Mexico)
  • April 1988 (1988-04) (Puerto Rico)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Puerto Rico
LanguageSpanish

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A popular Tango venue in Buenos Aires, Argentina is run by two friends: Antonio Estévez, an Argentine musician and bandoneon player and Ricardo Padin, a Puerto Rican poet and pianist. Elena, who is Antonio's wife, begins a romantic relationship with the Ricardo when Antonio decides to go into exile from his country due to the oppressive climate of the penultimate Argentine civic-military dictatorship (1966-1973), while Elena and Ricardo choose to stay. Years later, with the return of Democracy from 1983 onwards, Antonio returns to his country with the desire to reunite with Ricardo, Elena and the world of tango. But the reunion only awakes conflicts and revolutionized feelings.

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References

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  1. ^ "Tango Bar". NY Times. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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