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| Tango Bar | |
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| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gibelys Coronado |
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| Based on | Tango Bar, historia de una prostituta by Francisco Villarroel |
| Produced by | Francisco Villarroel |
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| Cinematography | César Bolívar |
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| Music by | Alfonso Martínez |
Production company | MOB Producciones |
| Distributed by | Gran Cine |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Venezuela Colombia Canada |
| Language | Spanish |
Tango Bar is a 2024 drama film directed Gibelys Coronado and written by Carlos Tabares and Francisco Villarroel, based on the book Tango Bar, historia de una prostituta by Francisco Villarroel. [1]
Maria, a young woman who wanted to become a fashion model, is deceived into traveling abroad, believing that she is going to fulfill her dream of international fame, when she arrives in the destination country, she realizes that she has been trafficked for sexual exploitation. At the Tango Bar, the brothel owner Rubén subdues her by violence, but María never abandons her desire to regain her freedom. [2]
The film had its world premiere on January 21, 2024, at the 10th Rajasthan International Film Festival as the closing film, where it won the Best Film Award. [3] [4] The film was released theatrically in Venezuela on 7 March 2024. [5] In addition, it was screened in the 7th Santander International Film Festival (SANFICI), [6] in the 28th Regional and International Film Festival of Guadeloupe (FEMI), [7] 12th Jagran Film Festival [8] and in the 36th Girona Film Festival. [9] The actress Jeska Lee Ruiz received the best secondary actress award at the Festival de Cine entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente for the movie. [10]