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Fantasmas en Buenos Aires
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Wikipedia article
'Fantasmas en Buenos Aires' ('Ghosts in Buenos Aires') is a 1942 Argentine comedy film directed by Enrique Santos Discpolo and starring Pepe Arias.
Production
The 89-minute film was shot in black and white for Argentina Sono Film, directed by Enrique Santos Discpolo.
It was the first film for which he was sole director.
It starred Pepe Arias, Mara Esther Buschiazzo and Chela Cordero. Mario Maurano wrote the music.
Synopsis
The writers, Manuel A. Meaos, Enrique Santos and Marcelo Menasche Discpolo, based the film on a strange story that circulated in Buenos Aires around 1940. It told of an apparition in the form of a beautiful and enigmatic girl (Buschiazzo) who danced one night with the cashier (Arias) of a large commercial firm.
She apparently had returned from the beyond, and would again fade into the shadows.
Reception
The film has been called one of the most original and compelling films of the trajectory of the great comedian, Pepe Arias.
Full cast
The full cast was:
* Pepe Arias
* Mara Esther Buschiazzo
* Chela Cordero
* Ramn Garay
* Enrique Garca Satur
* Carlos Lagrotta
* Zully Moreno
* Jos Antonio Paonessa
* Julio Renato
* Casimiro Ros
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Category:1942 films
Category:1940s Spanish-language films
Category:Argentine black-and-white films
Category:Films shot in Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine comedy films
Category:1942 comedy films
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