Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Wild Tango
TITLE DETAILS

Wild Tango

1993-06-03 · 125 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Music

A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Marcelo Piñeyro
Production companies
Mandala Films, INCAA, Kuranda Films, European Script Fund, Canal+
Countries
Argentina, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Fernán MirásFernán MirásTanguito
Cecilia DopazoCecilia DopazoMariana
Imanol AriasImanol AriasAngel
Héctor AlterioHéctor AlterioLobo
Leonardo SbaragliaLeonardo SbaragliaPedro
Federico D'ElíaFederico D'ElíaWilly
David MasajnikDavid MasajnikRuso
Cristina BanegasCristina BanegasMadre de Mariana
Ernesto AlterioErnesto AlterioPablo
Antonio BirabentAntonio BirabentMauricio 'Moris' Birabent
Mirna SuárezSilvia
Valeria EnríquezNegra
Eduardo PeagudaFernando
Jorge RoncoTati
Fernando BarrientosBajista
Daniel MartínPianista
Christian JudurchaBaterista
Humberto SerranoJuez
Mónica ScapparoneMónica ScapparoneVendedora disquería
Oscar BocciaPresidente Glorias

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Havana Blues
★ 6.4
Havana Blues2005Drama · Music

When Spanish record producers express interest in Cuban musicians Ruy and Tito, the longtime friends are faced with the prospect of leaving their loved ones behind. After years of hoping and dreaming, they've finally earned the opportunity to bring their music to the rest of the world. But are the emotional trade-offs worth it in the end?

Hounddog
★ 6.5
Hounddog2008Drama · Music

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Mo' Better Blues
★ 6.5
Mo' Better Blues1990Drama · Music

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Grace Unplugged
★ 6.0
Grace Unplugged2013Drama · Music

A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.

Too Late Blues
★ 6.4
Too Late Blues1961Drama · Music

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.

I'm Gilda
★ 7.6
I'm Gilda2016Drama · Music

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.

Honeydripper
★ 5.9
Honeydripper2007Drama · Music

In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.

Beats
★ 6.7
Beats2019Drama · Music

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

Clika
★ 8.2
Clika2026Drama · Music

Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated.

Battle of the Year
★ 6.8
Battle of the Year2013Drama · Music

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

Band Together
★ 7.4
Band Together2025Drama · Music

Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that shook a small seaside town, members of the rondalla, a traditional Galician music band, decide to get back together in the endeavour to recover their enthusiasm and leave the grieving behind.

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
★ 7.0
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould1993Drama · Music

A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.

A Time for Dancing
★ 6.7
A Time for Dancing2002Drama · Music

Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.

Beyond the Sea
★ 6.3
Beyond the Sea2004Drama · Music

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.

The Mambo Kings
★ 6.4
The Mambo Kings1992Drama · Music

The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.

The Blue Star
★ 7.4
The Blue Star2024Drama · Music

The 90s. A famous Spanish rock star travels around Latin America in the endeavour to reconnect with his vocation. There he meets an old musician down on his luck, prompting the birth of an unlikely duo with every chance of becoming an epic commercial failure.

El Polaquito
★ 6.8
El Polaquito2003Drama

At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.

Coda
★ 6.1
Coda2020Drama · Music

A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.

Take the Lead
★ 6.9
Take the Lead2006Drama · Music

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

Honey: Rise Up and Dance
★ 6.9
Honey: Rise Up and Dance2018Drama · Music

Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.

Similar titles

The Three Amateurs
★ 6.4
The Three Amateurs1933Music

The members of a Buenos Aires family have three hobbies — "berretines" in Buenos Aires slang — that keep them apart of their duties. Because of that, the family business is going down, and the only one who is concerned is the father, who hopes for his fourth son, an architect, to save the situation.

A Few Feet Away
★ 7.0
A Few Feet Away2025Drama

Santiago, a 20 year-old twink shaped by the anonymity of the virtual world, becomes frustrated with gay dating apps and starts obsessively looking for a real experience in the Buenos Aires nightlife.

The Film Critic
★ 6.5
The Film Critic2014Drama

Víctor Tellez is an intellectual, world-weary film critic who prefers to think in French and eschew the clichés of romantic movies...until he finds himself living a sappy, feel-good love story of his own.

Para siempre
Not rated
Para siempre2023Drama

The Mission
★ 7.4
The Mission1986Drama

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

My Best Friend
★ 7.0
My Best Friend2018Drama

Lorenzo, a quiet teenager lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia. He’s a good student and a curious and smart person, more skilled in music and literature than sports. Lorenzo’s father decides to host Caito, the son of a friend from Buenos Aires who had to go to hospital for a long stay. Caito has obviously a different family background and seems to be a tough kid. Lorenzo finds Caito very intriguing in many ways as they start spending a lot of time together…

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
★ 6.4
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet2021Drama

Sebastian, a man in his thirties, works a series of temporary jobs and embraces love at every opportunity. He transforms, through a series of short encounters, as the world flirts with possible apocalypse.

Peregrina
Not rated
PeregrinaDrama

Clementina
★ 5.1
Clementina2019Drama

A woman is in shock at the loss of her baby after being ferociously beaten by her husband. Clementina’s trauma causes her to see ghosts.

Even If It Rains
★ 7.2
Even If It Rains2012Drama

As he sits on a present situation where his childhood's expiration date gives way to an uncertain adolescence, Agustín decides to create a small freedom spot far from his daily routine.

Angels with Broken Wings
★ 5.2
Angels with Broken Wings1941Music

Charlotte Lord, a widow in her early forties and owner of Manhattan's smartest modiste shop, is about to marry Guy Barton, a wealthy businessman. But Mexican divorces have been declared illegal, so Guy is still married to Sybil Barton, an unscrupulous gold-digger who left him twelve years earlier. She demands that Guy give her $250,000 for his freedom.- Written by Les Adams

El balancín de Iván
★ 6.8
El balancín de Iván2002Drama

Ana is a woman of thirty-something, goes back to the house where she spent of her childhood during the Argentine dictatorship.

Happy Together
★ 7.6
Happy Together1997Drama

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

(des)Conexión
Not rated
(des)Conexión2021Drama

You Will Not Die
Not rated
You Will Not Die2015Drama

A dead married couple relive the events that lead to their current state. What hides beneath a dreadful atmosphere may be even worse.

The Aura
★ 7.0
The Aura2005Drama

A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…

They Met in Argentina
★ 5.2
They Met in Argentina1941Music

A Texas oil millionaire, after failing to secure oil lands in Argentina, seeks out a famous racehorse in Buenos Aires and orders his representative to buy the nag at any price. The representative, Tim Kelly, has a love affair with Lolita O'Shea, the beautiful daughter of the prize horse's owner.

Argentine Nights
★ 8.0
Argentine Nights1940Music

An all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors. Comedy with songs.

Fugacidad
Not rated
Fugacidad2025Drama

La León
★ 6.9
La León2007Drama

Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.