The Soul of the Accordion
| El Alma de bandoneón | |
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| Directed by | Mario Soffici |
| Produced by | Angel Mentasti |
| Written by | José A. Bugliot Mario Soffici |
| Starring | Enrique Serrano Santiago Arrieta |
| Music by | Enrique Santos Discépolo |
| Cinematography | Francis Boeniger |
| Editing by | Alfredo Traverso |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Soul of the Accordion (Spanish: El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Bugliot.[1]It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.[2]
The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta.
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[edit] Plot
A rich countryman sends his son to the city to study. He becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a girl who wants to succeed in singing. The couple goes through great sacrifice and renunciation.
The radio and popular figures and their listeners are among the themes of this film. One of its most successful sequences occurs when the singer plays a tango Cambalache, written by Enrique Santos Discépolo.[3]
[edit] Cast
- Enrique Serrano
- Santiago Arrieta
- Gogó Andreu
- Héctor Calcaño
- Charlo
- Dora Davis
- Ernesto Fama
- Miguel Gómez Bao
- Libertad Lamarque
- Francisco Lomuto
- Pepita Muñoz
- Domingo Sapelli
[edit] References
- ^ Natella, Arthur A. (30 August 2008). Latin American popular culture. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN 9780786435111. http://books.google.com/books?id=dG3So8_v4uYC&pg=PA145. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in the Argentine Republic (1 January 1999). Comments on Argentine trade. The Chamber. http://books.google.com/books?id=nSxGAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Galasso, Norberto; Dimov, Jorge (December 2004). Fratelanza: Enrique Santos Discépolo : el reverso de una biografía. Ediciones Colihue SRL. p. 77. ISBN 9789505819447. http://books.google.com/books?id=erKdcGUigVUC&pg=PA77. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
[edit] Further reading
- Di Núbila, Domingo (1998). La época de oro. Historia del cine argentino I, Buenos Aires. Ediciones del Jilguero. ISBN 987-95786-5-1.
- Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995), Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
- España, Claudio; Rosado, Miguel Ángel (1984). Medio siglo de cine, 1° edición (en español), Buenos Aires. Editorial Abril S.A. y Editorial del Heraldo S.A.. ISBN 950-10-0133-4.
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