''My Last Tango'' (Spanish: ''Mi último tango'') is a 1960 Spanish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 – 5 June 1977) was an Italian-Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed over 60 films between 1936 and 1967, wri ...

and starring

Sara Montiel María Antonia Abad Fernández Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer. She began her career in the 1940s and became the most int ...

Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet (; 13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer. Early life Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile ...

and

Isabel Garcés Isabel Garcés Cerezal (28 January 1901 – 3 February 1981) was a Spanish stage and film actress. She is particularly remembered for being a regular sidekick (a grandmother or mother figure) in Marisol's movies: '' An Angel Has Arrived'' (19 ...

.Bentley p.141 A former maid enjoys success as a

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performer in

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. Amadori had previously made this film in

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as the musical melodrama '' Caminito de Gloria'', starring

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was an Argentine and Mexican actress and singer, became one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of cinema in both Argentina and Mexico. She achieved fame throughout Latin A ...

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as Marta Andreu *

as Dario Ledesma *

as Clarisa *

Laura Granados Laura may refer to: People and fictional characters * Laura (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters with the name * Laura, muse of Petrarch's poetry * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cno ...

as Luisa Marival *

Milo Quesada Milo Quesada, born as Raúl García Alonso, (16 April 1930 – 12 December 2012) was an Argentine actor. He started his career in Argentina with the movie ''Cristol de Hombres'' and other minor roles. He then moved to Spain, where his career ex ...

as Carlos Gardel * Luisa de Córdoba as Adelina * Alfonso Godá *

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Ba ...

as Maestro Andreu * Juan Cortés as Dr, Eladio Ferrer * María del Puy as Patricia *

Mario Morales Mario Morales Micheo (born November 13, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player, widely regarded as one of the greatest talents in the history of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Nicknamed "Quijote" for hi ...

as Card Player * José María Labernié * Diego Hurtado *

Manuel Guitián Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

as Stage Manager * Josefina Serratosa as Too Potent Singer *

Rufino Inglés Rufino Inglés (10 November 1902 – 2 November 1981) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in ''La novia de Juan Lucero'' (1959), ''Salto a la gloria'', and '' Dio perdona... io no!''. He also appeared in ''Balboa'' (1963), '' Goliath Against the G ...

Teófilo Palou Teófilo is a given name. People with the name include: *Teófilo Barrios (born 1964), Paraguayan football (soccer) defender * Teófilo Benito (1966–2004), Spanish middle-distance runner *Teófilo Borunda (1912–2001), Mexican politician *Teófi ...

as Well Travelled Man * Anotonio Vela as Boy giving bird cage to blind Sarita * Agustín González as Manager of Teatro Esmeralda

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

External links

* 1960 drama films Spanish drama films 1960 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis César Amadori Films set in Buenos Aires Spanish remakes of Argentine films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub

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