¡Tango!

¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had less dialog and more music, making it more like a musical revue. This format would be copied by many subsequent films. The plot is derived from tango songs. Many of these songs tell of the seduction of an innocent slum girl by a rich man who promises her a glamorous life, but who abandons her when her looks fade. The stylized a...

Melgarejo

An adultery-induced woman is helped by her driver who discovers the villains.

Picaflor

An habitant of the Paraná Delta is tempted to engage in smuggling but abandons it for the love of a teacher.

Con el dedo en el gatillo