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.

Cast:Helke Misselwitz, Alejandro Quintana,

Genre:Documentary,

country:East Germany,

Production:DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme,