Synopsis

Luis had a happy childhood thanks to his mother, who helped him enjoy the things he could. His father was the one who taught him to sing and love Tango music. When Luis was seven years old, he couldn’t walk due to hemophilic arthrosis, but he was never bored. He was able to bear all the suffering caused by this illness thanks to the love of his family. When he was 25, he met Ines, they fell in love, and got married. The birth of their son gave him motivation and brought him back to his old passion: singing Tango. At the Homero Manzi ‘Peña,’ he met Antonio Pisano, an excellent accordionist. They began playing together for thirteen years and were very successful. At the peak of his career, his mother passed away, and this caused him to fall into depression. Luis then fell in love with Maria, a very young woman, and abandoned his wife. In 1988, Luis made his dream come true by becoming an international ‘torcan’ when he performed at the Tango Festival in Brazil.

Director

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  • Gabriel Arregui
  • Gabriel Arregui made his directorial debut in 2002 with *The Dog Butcher* (El Asesino de Perros), which he also wrote and produced. The film was invited to the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and Warsaw Film Festival. *El Torcan* was shown at the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival.