The Tango Returns to Paris

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The Tango Returns to Paris

1948

1h 25m

7.0(4 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

Obsessed by a Mexican singer, an Argentine doctor arrives in Paris; Far from his land he begins to find his true identity transforming into a singer of tangos.

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8 members

Acting

Elvira Ríos

Lupe Torres

Acting

Alberto Castillo

Alberto Reinald

Acting

Severo Fernández

Medizabel

Acting

Lilian Valmar

Azucena

Acting

Severo Fernández

Medizábal

Acting

Julio Renato

Don Fermin

Acting

Aníbal Troilo

Pichuco

Acting

Fernando Lamas

Flores

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