Pepe Arias, born José Pablo Arias, was an Argentine radio, film and theater actor and comedian.
Flor Tetis (Isabel Sarli) has the entire male population of the small village of "Ombú Quemado" under her thumb. The local doctor, Amable Gambetta (Pepe Arias), offers to marry her, since it will improve his chances of being elected mayor. Soon the combination of her sexual demands and political problems make him want to resign...
¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had less dialog and more music, making it more like a musical revue. This format would be copied by many subsequent films. The plot is derived from tango songs. Many of these songs tell of the seduction of an innocent slum girl by a rich man who promises her a glamorous life, but who abandons her when her looks fade. The stylized and sentimental plot of ¡Tango! revolves around a young man who is abandoned by his girlfriend for an older rich man and is heartbroken. The film follows his misfortunes.