Tamango — Tamango Character Profile

About Tamango

A captured enslaved man who organizes and leads the ship rebellion. He attempts to recruit Aiché to the cause, takes her hostage during the standoff, and remains with the rebellious slaves until the captain fires the cannon.

Character Facts

Played by

Alex Cressan

Appears in

Tamango (1958)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Tamango — Power Master And Slave — Captain John Reiker (Curd Jürgens)

  Power dynamic between slave captain and captured slave

• Tamango — Alliance Revolutionary And Potential Ally — Aiché, Reiker's mistress (Dorothy Dandridge)

  Tamango tries to persuade Aiché to join the slave revolt

• Tamango — Alliance Fellow Rebel — Chadi (Doudou Babet)

  Alliance between fellow slaves planning revolt

• Tamango — Alliance Fellow Rebel — Zaru (Bachir Touré)

  Alliance between fellow slaves planning revolt

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More characters from Tamango

• Aiché, Reiker's mistress (Dorothy Dandridge)
• Captain John Reiker (Curd Jürgens)
• Dr. Corot (Jean Servais)
• Bebe (Roger Hanin)
• Werner (Guy Mairesse)
• Slave Warrior (Douta Seck)
• The Black Chief (Habib Benglia)
• Cook (Clément Harari)
• Chadi (Doudou Babet)
• Zaru (Bachir Touré)
• Fernando (Julien Verdier)