L'ultimo tango

MI ULTIMO TANGO is one of the major films in Sara Montiel's career. Notwithstanding the naive screenplay, the relatively poor production values (these films were made under difficult technical conditions on a tight budget - basically the equivalent of American B movies of the forties and fifties), the film is able to entertain and eventually touch the emotional chord of its audience thanks to the sheer talent of a cast of wonderful character actors and the incredible beauty of its star, la Montiel. Americans have no idea how important Sarita Montiel has been to audiences in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking worlds. She enjoys a mythical status on a par with such international actresses such as Brigitte Bardot, Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and other major names of the fifties and sixties. Maurice Ronet is a captivating romantic lead for this legendary Spanish actress-singer.