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Tango Movies

Argentine Tango is more than just a dance; it inspired great works of many artists. Tango has been an inspiration to movies since the invention of cinema. Like the great tango scene performed by Rudolph Valentino we can see in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It features in many movies throughout the years, but recently tango is in the spotlight again, appearing in many big movie productions like the recent musicals, Chicago and Moulin Rouge. In this article you can find out well-known movies that were inspired by tango.

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Dare To Love Me (coming soon 2008) - starring Rodrigo Santoro, Paz Vega and Shakira, director Alfonso Arau.

Take the Lead (2006)- starring Antonio Banderas, director Liz Friedlander.

Love And Other Disasters (2006)- starring Brittany Murphy, Matthew Rhys and Samantha Bloom, director Alek Keshishian.

La Suerte Está Echada (2005) - starring Indio Apachaca, Alejandro Awada, Leticia Brédice and Lucrecia Capello, director Sebastián Borensztein.

Guess Who (2005) - starring Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana and Hal Williams, director Kevin Rodney Sullivan.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) - starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, director Doug Liman.

Rent (2005) - starring Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal, director Chris Columbus. With the famous scene The Tango Maureen performed by Anthony Rapp and Tracie Thoms.

Not Here To Be Loved (2005) - original title: Je Ne Suis Pas Là Pour Être Aimé, starring Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny and Georges Wilson, director Stéphane Brizé.

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) - starring Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin and Jeroen Krabbé, director Mike Bigelow.

Shall we Dance (2004) - starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon, director Peter Chelsom.

Head in the Clouds (2004) - starring Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz and Stuart Townsend, director John Duigan.

Le Tango Des Rashevski (2003) - starring Hippolyte Girardot, Ludmila Mikaël, and Michel Jonasz, director Sam Garbarski.

Frida (2002) - starring Salma Hayek and Mía Maestro, director Julie Taymor.

Chicago (2002) - starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere, director Rob Marshall. With the famous scene Cell Block Tango

Assassination Tango (2002) - starring Robert Duvall, Rubén Blades and Kathy Baker, director Robert Duvall.

The Tuxedo (2002) - starring Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs, director Kevin Donovan.

Moulin Rouge! (2001) - starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, with the famous scene El Tango de Roxanne

The Wedding Planner (2001) - starring Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey and Bridgette Wilson, director Adam Shankman.

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