Orquesta Tipica:
Tango or Death

Nicolas Entel
ARGENTINA, 2006
Spanish
75 minutes • Color
Production: Red Creek Productions
Screenwriter: Nicolas Entel
Cinematography: Santiago Melazzini
Music: Orquesta Típica Fierro Fernandez
Principal Cast : Orquesta Típica Fierro Fernandez

SHOWTIMES:
Sun Apr 29 6:00pm NUVO Screening Room (Landmark)

Wed May 2 3:30pm WTTS Screening Room (Landmark)

Orquesta Típica started by accident when director/producer Nicolas Entel was walking through the streets of San Telmo, one of Buenos Aires’ most traditional and culturally rich neighborhoods. “Just as many other Argentineans my age, I didn’t care much for tango... until, by chance, I came across the Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro playing on the street. First I saw twelve guys looking like wannabe rock stars, pushing a piano down the street. But when I heard them play, their sound was as elaborate as it was raw and powerful... filled with
beauty and passion.”

Orquesta Típica enlists elements which have been historically linked to counterculture, from Dadaism and Cubism to Jazz and Punk Rock, all these components were present in their re-interpretation of the Tango. Orquesta Típica: Tango or Death offers a vigorous and exciting glance at the music most associated with Argentina and a group that is willing to embrace its cultural roots (even if they seem to enjoy tangling them).