Fabian (Santiago Arrieta) is the son of a very rich cattle farmer and land owner who abandon his inheritance and family wishes about him, to dedicate his life to the music, writting the lyrics of tango songs. His girlfriend Elda (Libertad Lamarque) supports him and his dreams and also sings many of his tangos.
Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for grainy black-and-white movies where people express every emotion through a loud song, then yes. You should probably skip it if you can't stand old-school melodrama or if accordions give you a headache. 🎶 It’s a movie from 1935, so you have to go in with the right mind...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for grainy black-and-white movies where people express every emotion through a loud song, then yes. You should probably skip it if you can't stand old-school melodrama or if accordions give you a headache. 🎶 It’s a movie from 1935, so you have to go in with the right mindset. Everything is a bit extra, but that is part of the charm, I guess. Fabian, played by Santiago Arrieta, is the lead guy who basically tells his rich dad to keep his cows. He wa..."
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1920 · IMDb —
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