Monte Criollo

A smoky, brooding tango melodrama where obsession and pride curdle into ruin, watched with a melancholy, old-world hush.

Directed by

Arturo S. Mom

Genres

Crime

Starring

Nedda Francy, Francisco Petrone, Florindo Ferrario

Overview

Lucy is a woman of shady past who convinces Argüello and Carlos to install an illegal gambling hall on a cabaret that worked legally. When Argüello is interested romantically in her, it rejects it because it is attracted by Carlos, a womanizer singer. The obsession for her leads Argüello to cheat in the game that he holds with Carlos and manages to ruin him, but finally both fight and Argüello dies stabbed but without denouncing his aggressor to recover his self-esteem as a professional player.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, betrayal, love, guilt

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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