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Argentine
romantic drama film musical
directed and written by Eduardo Morera
, based on a play by Florencio Chiarello. Starring Tita Merello
and Tito Lusiardo
. The film is an Argentine tango
film a hugely popular genre of the period and Argentine culture.
1930 in film
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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 drama film musical
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 Eduardo Morera
Eduardo Morera
Eduardo Morera Eduardo Morera Eduardo Morera (9 January 1906 - 21 January 1997 in Buenos Aires was an important Argentine film director of early Argentine cinema in the 1930s...
, based on a play by Florencio Chiarello. Starring Tita Merello
Tita Merello
Laura Ana Merello best known as Tita Merello was a prominent Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer...
and Tito Lusiardo
Tito Lusiardo
Tito Lusiardo was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era.Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor....
. The film is an Argentine tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
film a hugely popular genre of the period and Argentine culture.
Cast
- Olinda Bozán
- Tito LusiardoTito LusiardoTito Lusiardo was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era.Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor....
- Luisa VehilLuisa VehilLuisa Vehil was an Uruguayan theater and movie actress who had a notable career in Argentina...
- Tita MerelloTita MerelloLaura Ana Merello best known as Tita Merello was a prominent Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer...
- Fernando Ochóa
- José RamírezJosé RamírezRamírez Guitars is a Spanish manufacturer of high-quality classical and flamenco guitars.-History:Ramírez guitars have now been produced by four generations of the family....
- Eduardo Armani
- Olga Mom
- Lely Morel
- Carlos EnríquezCarlos EnríquezCarlos Enríquez was an Uruguayan - Argentine actor. He starred in the 1950 film Arroz con leche under director Carlos Schlieper.-External links:. ....