My Patricia

Patricia mía
Film poster for Patricia mía
Directed by	Enrique Carreras
Written by	Emilio Villalba Welsh, based on idea by Enrique Carreras
Produced by	José R. Soracco
Starring	Carlos Estrada, Susana Canales, Julio Peña, José Isbert
Cinematography	Julio César Lavera
Edited by	José Gallego
Music by	Ben Molar, Dámaso Pérez Prado
Production companies	Chapalo Films S.A. (Madrid) and J.J. Soracco
Release date	1 February 1961 (1961-02-01)
Running time	78 minutes
Countries	Argentina Spain
Language	Spanish

My Patricia (Patricia mía, also known as Punto y banca [1]) is a 1961 romantic comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras, with a screenplay by Emilio Villalba Welsh based on an idea by Enrique Carreras. It stars Carlos Estrada and Susana Canales and features the musical group Los Cinco Latinos.[2] It was partially filmed in Mar del Plata and is the posthumous film of Francisco Álvarez who died in April 1960.[3]

Plot

A woman waiting for her gambler husband is courted by a film actor.

Cast

• Carlos Estrada
• Susana Canales
• Julio Peña
• José Isbert
• Ricardo Castro Ríos
• Nelly Cobella
• Enrique San Miguel
• Francisco Álvarez
• Pablo Acciaresi
• Los Cinco Latinos

Reception

La Razón said in its chronicle: "A deficient cha-cha-cha... Estrada, in his role as an established actor, whispers "The film is very bad". It sounds like a confession." Clarín opined: "Absurd dialogue and forced situations." Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela in their book Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) write (translated from Spanish): " La dolce vita according to Carreras, in one of his worst films".[4]

References

1. "Patricia mía". Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
2. "Punto y banca" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. "Francisco Álvarez" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
4. Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. pp. 485–6. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.

External links

• Patricia mía at IMDb