3517 Fwd: Doble o Nada --have you seen it? You should!
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:16:21 EDT
From: Sherwin Berger <TangoSherwin@AOL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Doble o Nada --have you seen it? You should!
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I found this 1993 video on DVD at Netflix and watched it last night. It is
probably also available in video stores. This thoroughly enjoyable film is chock
full of Gardel Tangos and offers what I imagine is a fairly accurate
portrayal of life in BsAs during the 30's. I recommend it as a must view for any Tango
junkie!
DVD Features:
Spanish Language Film with English Subtitles, 5.1 Surround, Interactive
Menu, Scene Selections
Synopsis
1933 - Buenos Aires. The life of small time struggling tango singer
Renzo takes a twist when he meets Juanita, the beautiful and seductive
girlfriend of the guitarist of the band in which he sings. With his
uncanny resemblance to the celebrated and highly popular tango singer
and her life-long hero Carlos Gardel, Juanita soon persuades Renzo to
adopt Gardel's hairstyle and his ways, so living out her love affair
with Carlos Gardel by proxy. Renzo really does look and sound like
Gardel, to such an extent that the latter's agent uses Renzo as his
stand-in when Gardel is unable to do an ad on the radio. As Juanita and
Renzo's love blossoms and her infatuation with his new image as Gardel
grows, Renzo finds his own identity slowly but surely blur with that of
the legendary singer. Juanita, his obsessed wife, is always at hand to
bring out that twist of tango in him. Renzo's shifting identity can only
lead to unhappiness as Juanita increasingly asks him to play out a life,
which isn't his.
Enjoy!
Sherwin Berger
Chicago Tango Junkie
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I stumbled upon this 1993 video at Netflix. It is probably available in
larger video stores. Available on DVD, this thoroughly enjoyable film is
chock full of Gardel Tangos and offers an excellent portrayal of life in
BsAs during the 30's. A must view for any Tango junkie!
DVD Features:
Spanish Language Film with English Subtitles, 5.1 Surround, Interactive
Menu, Scene Selections
Synopsis
1933 - Buenos Aires. The life of small time struggling tango singer
Renzo takes a twist when he meets Juanita, the beautiful and seductive
girlfriend of the guitarist of the band in which he sings. With his
uncanny resemblance to the celebrated and highly popular tango singer
and her life-long hero Carlos Gardel, Juanita soon persuades Renzo to
adopt Gardel's hairstyle and his ways, so living out her love affair
with Carlos Gardel by proxy. Renzo really does look and sound like
Gardel, to such an extent that the latter's agent uses Renzo as his
stand-in when Gardel is unable to do an ad on the radio. As Juanita and
Renzo's love blossoms and her infatuation with his new image as Gardel
grows, Renzo finds his own identity slowly but surely blur with that of
the legendary singer. Juanita, his obsessed wife, is always at hand to
bring out that twist of tango in him. Renzo's shifting identity can only
lead to unhappiness as Juanita increasingly asks him to play out a life,
which isn't his.
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:24:06 -0400
From: John Gleeson <johngleeson1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Doble o Nada --have you seen it? You should!
The DVD is available at:
https://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/
(my favourite Internet DVD Store - LOW prices - FREE Shipping ALWAYS).
for $8.99 (don't forget - Free Shipping).
Cheers, John G.
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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 10:16 AM
Subject: [TANGO-L] Fwd: Doble o Nada --have you seen it? You should!
>I found this 1993 video on DVD at Netflix and watched it last night. It is
> probably also available in video stores. This thoroughly enjoyable film is chock
> full of Gardel Tangos and offers what I imagine is a fairly accurate
> portrayal of life in BsAs during the 30's. I recommend it as a must view for any Tango
> junkie!
>
> DVD Features:
> Spanish Language Film with English Subtitles, 5.1 Surround, Interactive
> Menu, Scene Selections
>
> Synopsis
> 1933 - Buenos Aires. The life of small time struggling tango singer
> Renzo takes a twist when he meets Juanita, the beautiful and seductive
> girlfriend of the guitarist of the band in which he sings. With his
> uncanny resemblance to the celebrated and highly popular tango singer
> and her life-long hero Carlos Gardel, Juanita soon persuades Renzo to
> adopt Gardel's hairstyle and his ways, so living out her love affair
> with Carlos Gardel by proxy. Renzo really does look and sound like
> Gardel, to such an extent that the latter's agent uses Renzo as his
> stand-in when Gardel is unable to do an ad on the radio. As Juanita and
> Renzo's love blossoms and her infatuation with his new image as Gardel
> grows, Renzo finds his own identity slowly but surely blur with that of
> the legendary singer. Juanita, his obsessed wife, is always at hand to
> bring out that twist of tango in him. Renzo's shifting identity can only
> lead to unhappiness as Juanita increasingly asks him to play out a life,
> which isn't his.
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Sherwin Berger
> Chicago Tango Junkie
>
>
>
I stumbled upon this 1993 video at Netflix. It is probably available in
larger video stores. Available on DVD, this thoroughly enjoyable film is
chock full of Gardel Tangos and offers an excellent portrayal of life in
BsAs during the 30's. A must view for any Tango junkie!
DVD Features:
Spanish Language Film with English Subtitles, 5.1 Surround, Interactive
Menu, Scene Selections
Synopsis
1933 - Buenos Aires. The life of small time struggling tango singer
Renzo takes a twist when he meets Juanita, the beautiful and seductive
girlfriend of the guitarist of the band in which he sings. With his
uncanny resemblance to the celebrated and highly popular tango singer
and her life-long hero Carlos Gardel, Juanita soon persuades Renzo to
adopt Gardel's hairstyle and his ways, so living out her love affair
with Carlos Gardel by proxy. Renzo really does look and sound like
Gardel, to such an extent that the latter's agent uses Renzo as his
stand-in when Gardel is unable to do an ad on the radio. As Juanita and
Renzo's love blossoms and her infatuation with his new image as Gardel
grows, Renzo finds his own identity slowly but surely blur with that of
the legendary singer. Juanita, his obsessed wife, is always at hand to
bring out that twist of tango in him. Renzo's shifting identity can only
lead to unhappiness as Juanita increasingly asks him to play out a life,
which isn't his.
