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'Los golpes bajos' ('The Low Blows') is a 1974 Argentine film directed by Mario Sbato. It is a film about boxing, inspired by Jos Mara Gatica. Shot in Eastmancolor, Sabato wrote the script in collaboration with Mario Mactas. The film stars Aldo Barbero, Hctor Alterio, Walter Vidarte and Ana Mara Picchio.

The film premiered on 4 February 1974 in Buenos Aires. It is also known under the title 'De cara al asfalto'.

Plot



Set in the early Peron era, this rise and fall of a boxer is visibly inspired by the biography of Jos Mara Gatica and his experiences.

Cast



*Aldo Barbero

*Hctor Alterio

*Walter Vidarte

*Ana Mara Picchio

*Adrin Gho

*Hugo Arana

*Onofre Lovero

*Luis Politti

*Susana Lanteri

*Rodolfo Brindisi

Reception



Rmulo Berruti in Clarn stated that it was a film intended to be a review of the Peronist regime, using the drama of a boxer as a "pivot". 'El Mundo' opined that it is a " film that loses by points It feeds but it doesn't hit. It avoids but does not delve more nostalgic than critical immature, but with good intentions". Manrupe and Portela wrote: "Good reconstruction at times and some drama achieved". Luis Trelles Plazaola in his book 'South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers' describes 'Los golpes bajos' as a "film of greater weight and thematic ambition".

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