''The Tango Returns to Paris'' (Spanish:''El tango vuelve a París'') is a
1948 Argentine
musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
, written and directed by
Manuel Romero. It was premiered on January 16, 1948.
The film's plot is about a doctor who arrives to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
that will become a
tango singer.
Cast
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Alberto Castillo as Alberto Reinald
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Elvira Ríos
María Elvira Gallegos Ríos (16 November 1913 – 13 January 1987) was a Mexican singer and actress.
One of the most notable performers of Agustín Lara's songs, Ríos was the first Mexican singer who achieved international success through r ...
as Lupe Torres
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Severo Fernández
Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero (15 August 1849 in Sucre – 12 August 1925) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899 and as the tenth vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896. ...
as Medizábal
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Lilian Valmar as Azucena
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Julio Renato as Don Fermín
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Aníbal Troilo
Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician.
Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with ...
as Pichuco
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Fernando Lamas
Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
Biography Argentina
Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Ar ...
as Flores
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Juan José Porta as Don Jorge Reinald
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Antonio Provitilo as Dupont
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Carlos Rosingana as Renaud
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Roberto Blanco
Roberto Blanco (legal name: Roberto Zerquera Blanco), was born 7 June 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. Of Afro-Cuban origin, Blanco is a German Schlager singer, actor, and entertainer.
Early life
Blanco is the son of Cuban folklorist and artist Alfonso ...
as Fernández
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Betty Corté as La Muñeca
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Alfredo Jordan as El Amigo
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Carlos Cambria as El Comisario
References
External links
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1948 films
1948 musical comedy films
Argentine musical comedy films
1940s Spanish-language films
Argentine black-and-white films
Films directed by Manuel Romero
1940s Argentine films
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