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The Life of Carlos Gardel
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Wikipedia article
'The Life of Carlos Gardel' (Spanish: 'La vida de Carlos Gardel') is a 1939 Argentine musical film directed by Alberto de Zavala and starring Hugo del Carril, Delia Garces and Elsa O'Connor.Rist p.202 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.Finkielman p.233-34 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 Garcs as Teresa
* Elsa O'Connor as Dorina
* Miguel Gmez Bao as Garabito
* Juana Sujo as Betty
* Santiago Gmez Cou
* Armando de Vicente as Pedro
* Alberto Terrones as Martinez
* Mario Pardo as Rengo Bazan
* Salvador Lotito
* Agustn Barrios
* Egle Foropn
*Herminia Mancini
*Carlos Bertoldi
*Amelia Lamarque
*Pedro Bibe
*Percival Murray
* Jos Herrero
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.
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