Adiós Argentina is a 1930

1930 in film

-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...

 Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 directed and written by Mario Parpagnoli. The film starred Ada Cornaro

Ada Cornaro

Ada Cornaro was a prominent Argentine film and theatre actress, tango dancer and singer of the 1930s and 1940s.Although she entered film in 1924 her claim to fame was in the 1930 tango film hit Adiós Argentina in which she starred alongside icon Libertad Lamarque.She appeared in tango films such...

 and Pierina Dealessi. Libertad Lamarque

Libertad Lamarque

Libertad Lamarque was an Argentine-Mexican actress and singer. Originally from Argentina, she reached fame throughout Latin America while living in Mexico and working in Mexican cinema.-Career:...

 also made an appearance at the age of 22 as the Bride of the Homeless.

Although a silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

, Adiós Argentina was the first Argentine film to ever feature a soundtrack. The film is a musical based around tango

Tango (dance)

Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....

 dancing, an integral part of Argentine

Culture of Argentina

The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country's geography and mix of ethnic groups. Modern Argentine culture has been largely influenced by European immigration although there are lesser elements of Amerindian and African influences, particularly in the fields of music and art...

 culture.

Cast

• Ada Cornaro
  Ada Cornaro
  Ada Cornaro was a prominent Argentine film and theatre actress, tango dancer and singer of the 1930s and 1940s.Although she entered film in 1924 her claim to fame was in the 1930 tango film hit Adiós Argentina in which she starred alongside icon Libertad Lamarque.She appeared in tango films such...
  
  
• M. D'Acuña
• Pierina Dealessi
• Ana Fábregas
• Libertad Lamarque
  Libertad Lamarque
  Libertad Lamarque was an Argentine-Mexican actress and singer. Originally from Argentina, she reached fame throughout Latin America while living in Mexico and working in Mexican cinema.-Career:...
  
   as the Bride of Homeless
• Mario Parpagnoli
• A. Risetto
• Silvio Romano
• Lya Sack
• Carmen Valdés
  Carmen Valdés
  Carmen Valdés is a retired sprinter from Cuba, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Munich 1972.-References:...