GLOBAL TANGO

53 min., 2004 - In Spanish with English Subtitles

A collage of personal memories, testimonies from tango artists, performances and cinema verité, tell the story of the recent displacement of Argentineans caused by the latest economic crisis.

Un collage de memorias personales, testimonios de artistas del tango, performances y cinema verité, para contar la historia del reciente desarraigo de argentinos causado por la última crisis económica

CREDITS

DIRECTOR: Marta Bautís

CAMERA: Sergio Larranaga, Marta Bautís
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT: Victor Verno

ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS:

Editing: Renata Gangemi
Graphic Design: Bonnie Blake
Subtitls: Edna Negrón

MAIN ARTISTS: Karina Romero, Dardo Galleto, Maximiliano "Gitano" Paradiso, Pablo "Pulpo" Pereyra, Pedro "Indio" Benavente, Mariana Fresno

Screenings

San Diego Latino Film Festival, California

Santiago Alvarez Documentary Film Festival, Santiago de Cuba

Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Australia

CineTangó of Montreal and Toronto, Canada

2004: Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Cuba

Transcultural New Jersey, Cineplex Theater, Paramus, New Jersey.

LaCinema Fe, Latin American Cinema Festival of New York, Clearview Theater, NY

El "Indio" y Mariana en Plaza Dorrego, Buenos Aires

Tango was brought to Argentina by European immigrants during the beginning of the twentieth century; it found a home in Buenos Aires and now, one hundred years later, it being carried by Argentinean immigrants to the most remote corners of the world.

"Pulpo" en Café Della Pacce, NY

El "Indio" y Mariana en Plaza Dorrego, Buenos Aires

Tango fue traído a Argentina por inmigrantes Europeos durante el principio del siglo XX; encontró un hogar en Buenos Aires y ahora, cien años mas tarde, está siendo llevado por inmigrantes Argentinos a los rincones del mundo mas remotos.

Site Content

Tango show en teatro Talia, NY

Global Tango explores the conditions that are creating this great exodus of Argentineans, by observing the lives of some tango artists who emigrated to New York City, and of some who remained in Buenos Aires.

Protestas en Buenos Aires

Tango show en teatro Talia, NY

Global Tango explora las condiciones que están creando este gran éxodo de Argentinos, observando las vidas de artistas del tango que emigraron a Nueva York, y de algunos que se quedaron en Buenos Aires.