---
title: 'Malena is the Name of a Tango (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerardo Herrero'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/malena-is-the-name-of-a-tango-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Malena is the Name of a Tango (1996)

1996 · 109 min · Drama · Germany, France, Spain

Original title: Malena es un nombre de tango

## Synopsis

Malena Is a Name from a Tango is a 1996 drama film directed by Gerardo Herrero from a screenplay by Senel Paz based on the novel by Almudena Grandes. It stars Ariadna Gil.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerardo Herrero](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerardo-herrero)
- **Producer:** [Gerardo Herrero](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerardo-herrero), [Javier López Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-lopez-blanco)
- **Screenplay:** [Senel Paz](https://cinepixo.com/people/senel-paz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antoine Duhamel](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-duhamel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alfredo F. Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-f-mayo)
- **Editor:** [Carmen Frías](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-frias)

## Cast

- [Dafne Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/dafne-fernandez)
- [Isabel Otero](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-otero)
- [Ana Milán](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-milan)
- [Ariadna Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariadna-gil)
- [Luis Fernando Alvés](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-fernando-alves)
- [Susi Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/susi-sanchez)
- [Miguel Palenzuela](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-palenzuela)
- [Roman Luknár](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-luknar)
- [Juan Carlos Vellido](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-carlos-vellido)
- [Marta Belaustegui](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-belaustegui)
- [Alicia Hermida](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-hermida)
- [Ana Otero](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-otero)
- [Jesús Ruyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-ruyman)
- [Joseba Apaolaza](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseba-apaolaza)
- [José Conde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-conde)

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