Carlos Gardel, Historia de un Ídolo

Newsreels, songs and films by Gardel, real scenes with events and historical figures from Argentina and the world, images of the accident that took his life in Medellín and the funeral in Buenos Aires.

La vida de Carlos Gardel

The life, hardships, love affairs, triumphs and failures of the world-renowned tango singer Carlos Gardel.

A Morte de Carlos Gardel

Inspired in the book with the same title by António Lobo Antunes.

Así cantaba Carlos Gardel

A film that brings together ten of the fifteen shorts that Carlos Gardel filmed in 1930 under the direction of Eduardo Morera, in the film studios of the pioneer Federico Valle.

Una Vida es el Tango

Como una ráfaga de viento

In a decadent flea market there are rumors of a legend that inhabits the place. However, he is confined to his post until Carlos Gardel appears to him and gives him a mission in order to restore the shine of the Market.

El último payador

The film tells the story of the payador José Betinotti, a mythical character in Argentine music. It faithfully reconstructs the scenarios of the early twentieth century: the workers' struggles, the party meetings of the caudillos and the circus criollo, the cradle of Argentine theater and music.

Espérame

A singer is in love with a young woman who is being extorted by a rich rancher.

Se llamaba Carlos Gardel

El morocho del Abasto (La vida de Carlos Gardel)

The life of the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel, his emergence, his mother, his loves, his friends etc.

La Guitarra de Gardel

A young man is dedicated to singing, but only for his friends, and his godfather wants him to do it professionally.

Añoranzas

Carlos Gardel and guitars performing "Añoranzas", vals written and composed by José María Aguilar.

Como un Signo

Inspired by the affair between Carlos Gardel and Ivonne Printemps, this story tells the quest of that unfinished love in today's Buenos Aires.

Bar de Mala Muerte

El padre de Gardel

For thirty years, Carlos Escayola was the main politician of the small town of Tacuarembó, Uruguay. This farmer was known both for his political and cultural achievements (including the construction of a theater), and for the reputation of seducer, which earned him one of the greatest family polemics in the history of the region.

Recordando al Zorzal

The life, work and tragic disappearance of Carlos Gardel, the Creole thrush.

Gardeliana

A group of Carlos Gardel fans gathers every year at the Chacarita Cemetery to commemorate the anniversary of his death. Gardeliana portrays the ritual of a national hero, a day of saddened faces that coexist between the marvelous and the ghostly.

Gardel: el hombre y el mito

Through important testimonies, the director Miguel Rodríguez Arias intends to reveal facts that intertwine the life of the singer with that of his people. His desires, his virtues, his defects and his defeats. It is the story of a captivating voice, the reflection of a soul that transcends borders and languages with its art.

Gracias y Hasta Siempre ¡Gardel Está Vivo!

A documentary about Medellín's historic and continued connection to tango and its most iconic figure.

El entusiasmo

A man’s enthusiasm turns into greed and causes trouble for his family.