Los animales

The work portrays the agony of one of the last authentic tango places of Buenos Aires (the bar "El Chino"), where the original atmosphere of that place was already turning into a circus of attraction. At that time, this popular bar began to be invaded by the wealthy middle class, foreign tourists and members the art scene, all of them eager to expropriate the 'authenticity' they found in those old fashion neighbours and amateur singers worn by time, alcohol and economic hardship, now self-exposed in a fair format, offering their body and their voice for a few coins to pay the next drinks. The work focuses exclusively on the backroom and the surroundings of the bar, that is, behind the scenes where that reality was revealed as a farce.