A 36 year-old Argentinean tango teacher has created a cartoon that revolves around the traditional Argentinean dance.

Cecilia Capisano says the cartoon featuring strong colors and designs tells the story of 16 characters from Buenos Aires who converge in a tango dancing saloon.

"We are going to talk about all the things that happen during love encounters, we are going to talk about life, work of people who live in a cosmopolitan city like Buenos Aires."

Her idea comes from the growing popularity of tango.

In 2003 Capisano joined Raquel Iznaola, a Cuban multimedia designer in Buenos Aires, to start work on the first Argentinean-made cartoon about tango.

The initial project was presented during a design contest made by the Buenos Aires Department of Culture where it won the "Metropolitan Enter Award".

The project now awaits funding from potential investors and producers.

(CRI.com March 28, 2005)