A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
- Keyword: dance, germany, tango, buenos aires, argentina, argentina, social & cultural documentary, german, short, montevideo, uruguay, history, documentary short, dance history
- Cast: Helke Misselwitz, Alejandro Quintana