Margarita, Armando y su padre is a 1939  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...

 romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...

 directed by Francisco Múgica

Francisco Múgica

Francisco Múgica was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer....

. The film is based a play by Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Enrique Jardiel Poncela was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works....

 who himself adapted the film for the silver screen. The film premiered in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 and starred Mecha Ortiz

Mecha Ortiz

Maria Mercedes Varela Nimo Dominguez Castro de Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981. Beginning in 1954 film El Abuelo . Her last appearance on film was in 1981. She died in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 87.-Family:Her husband, Julián Ortiz, was a...

 and Pedro Quartucci

Pedro Quartucci

Pedro Quartucci was an Argentine boxer and actor.-Boxing career:As a featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, losing against Joseph Salas in the semi-final.-Acting career:He then pursued...

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Production design of the film was performed by Ricardo J. Conord.

Plot

A light's life woman (Margarita), a romantic man (Armand) and a father who allows his son to choose his partner freely,

Overview

The film produces a revival of the famous play, treating its characters in an ironical way.

Cast

• Florencio Parravicini ... Spaghetti - Armando's father
• Mecha Ortiz
  Mecha Ortiz
  Maria Mercedes Varela Nimo Dominguez Castro de Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981. Beginning in 1954 film El Abuelo . Her last appearance on film was in 1981. She died in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 87.-Family:Her husband, Julián Ortiz, was a...
  
   ... Margarita
• Ernesto Raquén ... Armando
• María Santos
  Maria Santos
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   ... Julia
• Pedro Quartucci
  Pedro Quartucci
  Pedro Quartucci was an Argentine boxer and actor.-Boxing career:As a featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, losing against Joseph Salas in the semi-final.-Acting career:He then pursued...
  
   ... Antonito
• Carmen Lamas ... Flora
• Alita Román
  Alita Román
  Alita Román , was an Argentine film actress She starred in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982.Roman made her debut in 1935 in the film La Barra Mendocina and in 1960 appeared in the Antonio Cunill Jr...
  
   ... Cristina
• Enrique Roldán ... Ernesto Landaluce
• Héctor Quintanilla
  Hector Quintanilla
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   ... Caballo de Atila
• Alfredo Jordan ... Manolo
• Alfonso Pisano ... Ceferino
• Susy Derqui ... Luz de Bengala
• Hilda Sour ... Cameo
• Olga Mon ... Rosita
• Liana Moabro... Maruja
• José Alfayate ... Román
• Berta Aliana ... Mucama
• Lalo Bouhier ... Vendedor
• Cayetano Biondo ... Mozo
• J. Armando Chamot ... Maitre
• Cirilo Etulain