A historical fiction tells the life of the most famous Tango singer of
the century, resorting to different styles.
This film is based on research work undertaken by Lic. María Selva
Ortiz, Arqh. Nelson Bayardo, Dr. Payssé González and the
argentine investigator Ricardo Ostuni.
It
is an independent Uruguayan film, produced by "Grupo Tango’s Uruguay" to show
beyond our frontiers the mysterious life of Carlos Gardel, known as the Mago
(magician).
He is a character famed in a dream context. There is a revision of his
past, with anecdotes, testimonies and documents regarding the mysterious and
hidden myth of this country regarding the "foundling of Escayola".
Gardel, as a ghost, hidden in the old Montevideo Solís Theatre,
hopes to settle some accounts telling his own story, and so ba able to finally
rest in peace.
By means of the anecdotes transformed into fiction, and the story told
by "Old Gardel" the plot is transformed into something bigger than simple
anecdotes. It is a meditation without guilt, about a myth who is primarily a
man.
First there
is an old town, 3 sisters and a birth shrouded by files, promiscuity and
political interests.
A childhood of the streets, as well as his youth, in the theaterworld and
saloons of Montevideo, Tacuarembó and Buenos Aires.
His complex adult life, a duel where he is shot and thus seeks refuge in
the Tacuarembó of his childhood. There he has a shocking meeting with his
father. A strange relation brings him to Holliwood, the horse races, the football
championship of 1930 and his tragic death obscured by clashing interests and
lies.
The film indicates clearly the Uruguayan origin of Carlos Gardel,
ascertaining at the same time that his personality was formed in Buenos Aires,
where he fulfuilled his wonderful work.
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