The Life of Carlos Gardel
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Directed by | Alberto De Zavalia |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Alberto Etchebehere |
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Music by | |
Production company | Argentina Sono Film |
Distributed by | Argentina Sono Film |
Release date | 24 May 1939 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
The Life of Carlos Gardel (Spanish: La Vida de Carlos Gardel) is a 1939 Argentine musical film directed by Alberto De Zavalia and starring Hugo del Carril, Delia Garces and Elsa O'Connor.[1] The premiered in Buenos Aires on May 24, 1939. The film is a biopic, portraying the life of the French-born tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) who became a popular film star in Argentina and the United States. The film was a major success, due largely to the lasting popularity of Gardel following his sudden death in an airplane crash four years before.[2] The film boosted the careers of its stars, and was part of what became known as the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema.
Cast[]
- Hugo del Carril as Carlos Gardel
- Delia Garcés as Teresa
- Elsa O'Connor as Dorina
- Miguel Gómez Bao as Garabito
- Juana Sujo as Betty
- Santiago Gómez Cou
- as Pedro
- Alberto Terrones as Martinez
- as Rengo Bazan
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 2003.
- Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Spanish-language films
- 1939 films
- Argentine films
- Argentine musical films
- Argentine black-and-white films
- Tango films
- Films directed by Alberto de Zavalía
- 1939 musical films
- Films set in Buenos Aires
- 1930s Argentine film stubs
- Musical film stubs