La Vida de Carlos Gardel
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La Vida de Carlos Gardel is a 1939 Argentine
musical film
directed by Alberto De Zavalia
. The tango film premiered in Buenos Aires
on May 24, 1939, and starred Hugo del Carril
and Delia Garces
.
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 by Alberto De Zavalia
Alberto de Zavalía
Alberto De Zavalia was an Argentine film director and film producer.- Biography :De Zavalía was born in Buenos Aires to a middle-class, well-off family. He completed law school but never worked as a lawyer, instead dedicating himself to movie-making, an industry that was then thriving...
. The tango film premiered in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
on May 24, 1939, and starred Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
and Delia Garces
Delia Garcés
Delia Garcés was an Argentine film actress of the late 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 and 1959.Garcés began her acting career in 1937...
.