Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación
| Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación | |
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| Directed by | Juan José Jusid |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | José Soriano Miguel Ángel Solá Oscar Martínez Arturo Bonín Ana María Picchio |
| Cinematography | José María Hermo |
| Edited by | Luis César D'Angiolillo |
| Music by | Baby López Fürst |
| Distributed by | Horacio Casares Prod. S.A. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Asesinato en el senado de la nación (English language: Murder in the Senate of the Nation) is a 1984 Argentine historical crime drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and written by . It stars José Soriano, Miguel Ángel Solá and Oscar Martínez. It premiered on 13 September 1984 in Buenos Aires. Miguel Ángel Solá won Best Actor for his performance at the Havana Film Festival and Jusid won a Golden Colon for his directorship at the Huelva Latin American Film Festival.
The political film is set in 1930s Argentina. It tells the story of the real-life assassination attempt on politician Lisandro de la Torre by .
Synopsis[]
In 1935, de la Torre initiated an investigation on the meat trade, which had been previously attempted without success by his fellow party member Julio Noble. In the midst of the investigation, de la Torre's disciple and friend, senator elect Enzo Bordabehere, was murdered, and the province of Santa Fe was intervened. The film chronicles de la Torre's and Bordavere's investigation, as well as the grooming of de la Torre's would-be assassin, Valdez Cora, by corrupt members of the senate, most notably the pro-Nazist Don Alberto.
Cast[]
- José Soriano as Lisandro de la Torre
- Miguel Ángel Solá as
- Oscar Martínez as Federico Pinedo
- Alberto Segado as Luis Duhau
- as Enzo Bordabehere
- Villanueva Cosse as Don Alberto
- Juan Leyrado as Comisario
- as Soriano
- Marta Bianchi as Rosa
- Selva Alemán as Elvira
- Ana María Picchio as Juanita
- Mónica Galán as Proxeneta
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