The Soul of the Accordion

(Redirected from El Alma de Bandoneón)

The Soul of the Accordion (Spanish: El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Bugliot.[1] It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.[2]

El alma de bandoneón
Directed byMario Soffici
Written byJosé A. Bugliot
Mario Soffici
Produced byAngel Mentasti
StarringEnrique Serrano
Santiago Arrieta
CinematographyFrancis Boeniger
Edited byAlfredo Traverso
Music byEnrique Santos Discépolo
Distributed byArgentina Sono Film
Release date
  • 20 February 1935 (1935-02-20)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta.

Plot edit

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 Discépolo.[3]

Cast edit

References edit

  1. ^ Natella, Arthur A. (30 August 2008). Latin American popular culture. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7864-3511-1. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. ^ Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in the Argentine Republic (1 January 1999). Comments on Argentine trade. The Chamber. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ Galasso, Norberto; Dimov, Jorge (December 2004). Fratelanza: Enrique Santos Discépolo : el reverso de una biografía. Ediciones Colihue SRL. p. 77. ISBN 978-950-581-944-7. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

Further reading edit

  • Di Núbila, Domingo (1998). La época de oro. Historia del cine argentino I, Buenos Aires. Ediciones del Jilguero. ISBN 987-95786-5-1.
  • Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995), Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
  • España, Claudio; Rosado, Miguel Ángel (1984). Medio siglo de cine, 1° edición (en español), Buenos Aires. Editorial Abril S.A. y Editorial del Heraldo S.A.. ISBN 950-10-0133-4.

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