''Johny Tolengo, el majestuoso'' is a 1987 Argentine film. It had a high success, and helped the actor Juan Carlos Calabró to become a highly recognized comedian.Calabró: "La nueva generación me conoce gracias a Iliana"
The character of Johnny Tolengo, a Buenos Aires socialite similar to

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, was created in the TV show "'' Calabromas''". In the movie, the character is a famous singer, dealing with extortions from the mafia. The movie released a soundtrack as well, sung by Calabró. Some songs like "Qué Alegría" or "Mis amigos los pibes" were adopted by soccer teams fans.

Summary

Johnny Tolengo (Calabró) is a tremendously successful and "glamorous" singer, idolized by children. Upon his return from the United States, where he achieved the remarkable feat of winning the Oscars, Grammy, and Tony awards in a single season, he finds himself targeted by the mafia's extortion plot, coercing him into signing with a dubious record company. This sets off a chain of unforeseen adventures for Tolengo.

Cast

* Juan Carlos Calabró * Noemí Alan * Guillermo Francella * Nené Malbrán * Naanim Timoyko * Cacho Espíndola * Ileana Calabró * Los Bicivoladores * Carlos Artigas * Mónica Guido * José Andrada * Gisella Paz * Carlos Serafino * Navarro Melvín * Jorge López Vidal * José María Safigueroa

References

External links

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Cine Nacional.com
1987 films Argentine adventure comedy films 1987 in Argentina Tolengo Tolengo 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Enrique Dawi 1980s Argentine films {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub