A woman's voice says she was wife to Renzo Franchi and Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), Argentina's great tango singer. People say she's crazy. Her story unfolds. Buenos Aires, 1933: Juana Romero, a seamstress who lives for the music of Gardel, dumps her boyfriend Gustavo for Renzo, a singer who looks like Gardel. She insists that his trio performs Gardel's tangos, which leads to Renzo recording a Ford commercial when Gardel himself is overbooked. The trio, with Joanna in tow, goes on an ill-fated tour of points north. The couple breaks up: she goes home and he tries to get to New York. Fate steps in, and once again he's called upon to pose as Gardel. Then, legend and a bracelet take over. Written by

Darío Grandinetti
as Renzo Franchi/Carlos Gardel

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
as Juanita

Juan Echanove
as Gustavo

Ulises Dumont
as Aníbal

Raúl Brambilla
as Alfredo Le Pera

Carlos Carella
as Cabache

Ramón Rivero
as Dieguito

Pepe Soriano
as Rinaldo Costa

María Fernández Paroni
as Dorita

Chela Ruiz
as Berta Gardés