A lawyer trades briefs for bandoneón in this 1943 tango fever dream.
Acting
Tito Lusiardo's smoldering working-class magnetism carries every frame.
Score
Tango numbers that make you want to quit your day job too.
Director
Manuel Romero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corrientes Avenue was Buenos Aires' Broadway—naming the film after it signaled pure showbiz ambition in 1943.
Manuel Romero directed over 50 films; this archetypal 'tango melodrama' template shaped Argentine cinema for decades.
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