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Tango Bar

Maria travels abroad following her dream of becoming a model, on arriving she finds out that she has been a victim of a sex trafficking network that forces her to work as prostitutes in the Cabaret Tango Bar. Once she is there, its owner Ruben warns her that she will not be able to leave the Tango Bar until she pays her debts. Confined, Maria is obliged to prostitute herself. The Tango Bar, as a prison, has its own rules and Maria learns them, surviving among the violence, greed and lust of a fauna of unscrupulous characters. In the Tango Bar, Maria meets other prostitutes who have lived their own stories of sufferings, frustrations and contradictions, linked to the other characters who work and frequent the local. In the daily practice of engaging in sex for payment, Maria loses all hope until she meets Edmundo, a tango singer who was once almost famous, but has come to less, because his addition to alcohol and personal tragedies. Together, Maria and Edmundo begin a passionate relationship that, night by night, furtively and dodging obstacles, gives them back the courage to live and conduct them to project the escape, fearful of being discovered by Ruben and his bodyguard Jairo.

  • Gibelys Coronado
    Director
  • Carlos Tabares
    Writer
  • Francisco Villarroel
    Writer
  • Francisco Villarroel
    Producer
  • America Zerpa
    Key Cast
    "María / Malena"
  • Francisco Villarroel
    Key Cast
    "Edmundo"
  • Ramón Roa
    Key Cast
    "Ruben"
  • Juliana Cuervos
    Key Cast
    "La cocinera"
  • Ana Sofía Rodríguez
    Key Cast
    "Cartagena"
  • Jeska Ruiz
    Key Cast
    "Pechugona"
  • Amneris Treco
    Key Cast
    "Gringa"
  • Alfonso Martínez
    Music
  • César Bolívar
    Cinematography
  • Marcos Alfonzo
    Art Direction
  • Daniel Carrillo
    Edition
  • Carlos Mendoza
    Edition and Postproduction Direction
  • José Luis Poleo
    Sound
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Tango Bar
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 40 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Venezuela
  • Country of Filming:
    Venezuela
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K ProRes 444
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 10th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)
    Jaipur
    India
    January 15, 2024
    World Premiere
    Best International Feature Film
  • 7ma edición Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente – Sanfici
    Bucaramanga
    Colombia
    February 15, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 28th FEMI Festival Régional Et International Du Cinéma De Guadeloupe
    Basse-Terre
    Guadeloupe
    April 18, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 12th Festival de Cine Entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente (ELCO)
    Lechería, Anzoategui
    September 24, 2024
    Best Support Actress (Jeska Ruiz, “La Pechugona”).
  • 2nd Chennai World Cinema Festival
    Chennai
    India
    October 7, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 36 Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    November 6, 2024
    Spanish Premier
    Official Selection
  • Jagran Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    December 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • IndieFest Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    January 20, 2025
    Award of Excellence. Film Feature, Script / Writer, Latin / Hispanic Theme
  • İstanbul International Spring Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    March 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 11th Nashik International Film Festival
    Nashik
    India
    April 10, 2025
    Best Actress International Film: América Zerpa
  • Ahmedabad International Film Festival
    Ahmedabad
    India
    September 25, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 22, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla
    United States
    June 2, 2025
    Awards of Excellence: Film Feature, Latin / Hispanic Theme, Script / Writer, Women Theme
  • 3rd Kolkata Venezuelan Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    July 21, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 11a. Edición Festival Internacional de Cine Secuencia. (FESCISE)
    Maturin
    Venezuela
    August 27, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Sendependa
    Cullera
    Spain
    September 13, 2025
    Best Actress: Jeska Ruiz
  • Taraba Human Rights International Film Festival (TAHRIFF)
    Taraba
    Nigeria
    September 27, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Premios Soto 2025
    Caracas
    Venezuela
    October 21, 2025
    Nominations: Best Photography, Best Make up and Best Supporting Actress (Jeska Ruiz)
  • XIII Festival de cine de Los Llanos
    San Juan de los Morros
    Venezuela
    October 26, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Colortape International Film Festival
    Brisbane
    Australia
    October 27, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Angaelica
    Pasadena
    United States
    December 11, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Gibelys Coronado

Gibelys Coronado was born in Venezuela, on October 12th of 1988. She studied at the Central University of Venezuela, where she graduated in Arts, mention cinematography. She worked at the Villa del Cine and at the Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC), as a film producer. She was assistant director of several film projects. She has been a producer and director of the films "Dos otoños en París" and "Tango Bar", produced by MOB Producciones. Member of the Board of Directors of Mob Producciones.
OTRO ROSTRO DEL DESEO (2014) short film
DOS OTOÑOS EN PARIS (2019) feature film
TANGO BAR (2024) feature film

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