He came for gold, found tango, and got slapped into love — 1940s Latin cinema chaos.
An Argentine arrives in Mexico and finds his vocation in music, succeeding as a tango singer. At the same time, he tries to conquer a capricious Mexican, who at first seems distant, slapping him, but she ends up kissing him.
Acting
María Elena Marqués delivers maximum swoon with minimal screentime.
Score
Tango numbers that somehow make Mexico City feel like Buenos Aires.
Director
Mario del Río
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exemplifies 1940s 'cine de apertura' — Argentina-Mexico co-productions designed to unify Latin American markets through shared musical culture.
Director Mario del Río vanished from film records after 1944; some historians believe he returned to journalism under a pseudonym.
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