A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.
Acting
Fernán Mirás disappears into Tanguito's feral charisma.
Direction
Piñeyro makes Buenos Aires feel like a fever dream.
Score
Live performances that crackle with desperate energy.
Director
Marcelo Piñeyro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tanguito's real 1971 song 'La Balsa' became the anthem of Argentine rock; the film had to license it from his estranged family after decades of legal battles.
Director Piñeyro shot the military scenes first, before democracy fully stabilized — some extras were actual survivors of the regime, lending documentary-weight to the background terror.
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