

La vida es un tango
1939-02-08 · 79 min · ★ 7.1
Romance - with its ruptures and reunions - between a girl and a boy who want to succeed with the tango.
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- Directors
- Manuel Romero
- Production companies
- Lumiton
- Countries
- Argentina
- Status
- Released
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Florencio ParraviciniContreras
Tito LusiardoQuintana
Hugo del CarrilRaúl Contreras
Sabina OlmosElisa Quintana
Alberto TerronesEl Tío
Enrique RoldánRicardo
Fernando CamposEl empresarioTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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