Movie: La vida es un tango

Top 10 Billed Cast

Florencio Parravicini
Florencio Parravicini

Contreras

Tito Lusiardo
Tito Lusiardo

Quintana

Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril

Raúl Contreras

Sabina Olmos
Sabina Olmos

Elisa Quintana

Ana May
Ana May

Raquel

Alicia Aymont
Alicia Aymont

La Tía

Alberto Terrones
Alberto Terrones

El Tío

Argentino Podestá
Argentino Podestá

Don Pepe Podestá

Enrique Roldán
Enrique Roldán

Ricardo

Hermanas Grassi
Hermanas Grassi

Clarita

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    Romance - with its ruptures and reunions - between a girl and a boy who want to succeed with the tango.

  • Release Date

    1939-02-08

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    Español
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