A sailor, a tango singer, and a setup that screams 'don't trust tango clubs after midnight.'
A sailor and a tango singer fall in love. To protect her, the man takes her to live with his family. But before embarking, he is robbed, and the circumstances accuse the girl of being an accomplice of the criminals.
Acting
Mercedes Simone's smoky tango presence commands every frame.
Direction
Romero's street-level Buenos Aires feels lived-in, not studio-bound.
Director
Manuel Romero
Mercedes Simone
Dora
Pedro Maratea
Juan Carlos Peña
Alicia Barrié
Maruja Fuentes
Tito Lusiardo
Carlos Arguindegui, alias "Firulete"
Marcos Caplán
Gilberto
Hugo del Carril
Suárez
Marcelo Ruggero
El Calabrés
Benita Puértolas
Lorenza
María Esther Buschiazzo
Señora de Peña
Juan Mangiante
Capitán
Floren Delbene
Solari
Francisco Audenino
López
Jorge Villoldo
Hombre en cabaret
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Romero was Argentina's most prolific director of the era, making over 50 films—this is peak populist cinema for porteño working classes.
Hugo del Carril appears in a small role here; he'd become Argentina's biggest tango film star within five years.
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