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El alma de bandoneón
Directed by Mario Soffici
Written by José A. Bugliot
Mario Soffici
Produced by Angel Mentasti
Starring Enrique Serrano
Santiago Arrieta
Cinematography Francis Boeniger
Edited by Alfredo Traverso
Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo
Distributed by Argentina Sono Film
Release date
  • 20 February 1935 (1935-02-20)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

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.

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 go through great sacrifice and renunciation.

The film deals with themes of popular music and radio culture, and introduces the tango song Cambalache, written by Enrique Santos Discépolo. [3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Natella, Arthur A. (30 August 2008). Latin American popular culture. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN  978-0-7864-3511-1. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. ^ Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in the Argentine Republic (1 January 1999). Comments on Argentine trade. The Chamber. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ Galasso, Norberto; Dimov, Jorge (December 2004). Fratelanza: Enrique Santos Discépolo : el reverso de una biografía. Ediciones Colihue SRL. p. 77. ISBN  978-950-581-944-7. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

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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