Ché OVNI

Ché OVNI
Ché OVNI
	Ché OVNI theatrical poster
Directed by
Written by	; Aníbal Uset
Produced by
Starring	Juan Carlos Altavista; Javier Portales; Jorge Sobral; ;
Cinematography
Edited by	Jacinto Cascales;
Music by	; Sergio Mihanovich
Distributed by	Artistas Argentinos Asociados
Release date	August 7, 1968 (Argentine theatrical);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Ché OVNI is a 1968 Argentine science-fiction musical comedy film directed by and starring Juan Carlos Altavista, Javier Portales, Jorge Sobral, and .^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background[]

Ché OVNI was only the second space film to be made in Argentina, after (The Crazy Satellite).^[4] The film is about alien invaders who abduct a tango-singer.^[4]^[5] OVNI means "UFO"; a newspaper article from the , July 17, 1968, depicted a cartoon Martian landing in the capital of Spain" a part of the promotion to the film.^[6]

Plot[]

An alien envoy arrives on Earth to kidnap a porteño tango singer and she is taken to planet where there is no live. She and other aliens of the planet wish to feel love again and the computers inform her that she is well-suited to trying to accomplish this, and results in a series of tango performances. The aliens fall in love with the tango singer Jorge (Jorge Sobral).

Principal cast[]

Juan Carlos Altavista as Juan
Javier Portales as Professor
Jorge Sobral as Jorge
as Cósmica
Erika Wallner as Rubia
as Amarilla
as Pierre

Reception[]

Shot on locations in London, Paris, Madrid and Buenos Aires, the film was considered "one of the most thunderous commercial failures" in Argentine film.^[7] However, Augusto R. Giustozzi said that Jorge Sobral "excelled" in his role.^[8]

References[]

^ Agostinell, Alejand (2012). INVASORES (in Spanish). SUDAMERICANA. ISBN 978-950-07-3919-1.
^ Gonzalo Moisés Aguilar, Ricardo Manetti, Fondo Nacional de las Artes (Argentina) (2005). Cine argentino: modernidad y vanguardias, 1957/1983, Volume 2 (in Spanish). Fondo Nacional de las Artes. pp. 218, 372. ISBN 9789509807891.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Análisis-Confirmado, Issues 615-634 (in Spanish). 1972. p. 67.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Luna Monthly. F. and A. Dietz. 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Reference guide to fantastic films: science fiction, fantasy, & horror. Chelsea-Lee Books. 1975. p. 63. ISBN 9780913974049. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Agostinelli, Alejand (1 May 2012). INVASORES. SUDAMERICANA. p. 167. ISBN 978-950-07-3919-1. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Martín, Jorge Abel (1978). Cine argentino (in Spanish). Ediciones Corregidor. p. 136.
^ Giustozzi, Augusto R. (1 January 2006). Yo Soy Porteño (in Spanish). Editorial Biblos. p. 17. ISBN 978-950-786-558-9. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links[]

Ché OVNI at IMDb

[BOOK_1-1] Agostinell, Alejand (2012). INVASORES (in Spanish). SUDAMERICANA. ISBN 978-950-07-3919-1.

[BOOK_2-2] Gonzalo Moisés Aguilar, Ricardo Manetti, Fondo Nacional de las Artes (Argentina) (2005). Cine argentino: modernidad y vanguardias, 1957/1983, Volume 2 (in Spanish). Fondo Nacional de las Artes. pp. 218, 372. ISBN 9789509807891.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[BOOK_3-3] Análisis-Confirmado, Issues 615-634 (in Spanish). 1972. p. 67.

[Luna_Monthly-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Luna Monthly. F. and A. Dietz. 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[Reference_guide-5] Reference guide to fantastic films: science fiction, fantasy, & horror. Chelsea-Lee Books. 1975. p. 63. ISBN 9780913974049. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[AGOSTINELLI2012-6] Agostinelli, Alejand (1 May 2012). INVASORES. SUDAMERICANA. p. 167. ISBN 978-950-07-3919-1. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[BOOK_4-7] Martín, Jorge Abel (1978). Cine argentino (in Spanish). Ediciones Corregidor. p. 136.

[Giustozzi2006-8] Giustozzi, Augusto R. (1 January 2006). Yo Soy Porteño (in Spanish). Editorial Biblos. p. 17. ISBN 978-950-786-558-9. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

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