Original Air Date: April 27th, 2001
Synopsis: After the boys ruin her first attempt to get close to a suspected Miami smuggler, Yves arranges to become the man's partner in a tango competition. In the hopes of collecting a big reward from the case, the Gunmen secretly work to keep up with Yves, but they soon learn in order to do so, they'll need to show some fancy footwork of their own.
Written by Thomas Schnauz
Directed by Bryan Spicer
Guest Cast: John Vargas as Leonardo Santavos, David Palffy as Mariano Cuchillo, Silvio Pollio as Emanuel Morales, Eva de Vivieros as Laundress, Stellina Rusich as Carlotta, Collin Heath as Duncan, Alfonso Quijada as Hernando, Jodine Baluk as Woman #1, Francesca Burden as Woman #2, Indiana Luna as Women #3, Gabriela Rajo as Cuban Woman, Rob Daly as Dance Judge, and Jimmy Fyfe as Kimmy the Geek
Notes:
- The title is in Spanish and literally means "tango of the gunmen." Tango is a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- This is Zuleikha's favorite episode. She really enjoyed the dancing. Bruce Harwood, on the other hand, didn't care for the dancing, and hopes he doesn't have to do it again. For this episode, the entire cast had to take tango lessons!
- Apparently, the director's cut of this episode ran somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes long. There's a ton of missing footage, including some long dialogue scenes.
- This episode uses many songs used for tango dancing including "Gypsy Tango," "Tango de la Pasion," "Tango Boca," "Tango Romantico," "Argentina," "Mystery Tango," "Tango Nervioso," "El Machista," "Neuvo Tango," "Tango a la Tuna," and "Passionate Tango."
- Jimmy Fyfe reprises his role as Kimmy the Geek from "Pilot" in this episode.
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