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The Soul of the Accordion
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Wikipedia article
'The Soul of the Accordion' is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by Jos A. Bugliot. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.
The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta.
Plot
A rich countryman sends his son to the city to study. He becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a girl who wants to succeed in singing. The couple go through great sacrifice and renunciation.
The film deals with themes of popular music and radio culture, and introduces the tango song 'Cambalache', written by Enrique Santos Discpolo.
Cast
*Enrique Serrano
*Santiago Arrieta
*Gog Andreu
*Hctor Calcao
*Charlo
*Dora Davis
*Ernesto Fama
*Miguel Gmez Bao
*Libertad Lamarque
*Francisco Lomuto
*Pepita Muoz
*Domingo Sapelli
References
Further reading
* Di Nbila, Domingo (1998). La poca de oro. Historia del cine argentino I, Buenos Aires. Ediciones del Jilguero. .
* Manrupe, Ral; Portela, Mara Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995), Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. .
* Espaa, Claudio; Rosado, Miguel ngel (1984). Medio siglo de cine, 1 edicin (en espaol), Buenos Aires. Editorial Abril S.A. y Editorial del Heraldo S.A.. .
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