The Bastard (1954 film)

The Bastard
Directed by	Lucas Demare
Written by	Lucas Demare Sergio Leonardo
Based on	El Jayón by Concha Espina
Produced by	Lucas Demare Atilio Mentasti
Starring	Tita Merello Carlos Cores
Cinematography	Alberto Etchebehere
Edited by	José Serra
Music by	Lucio Demare Bernardo Stalman
Production company	Argentina Sono Film
Release date	1954 (1954)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Bastard (Spanish: Guacho) is a 1954 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Tita Merello. The film won two awards at the eleventh Silver Condor Awards: Best Director and Best Actress, for Merello.

Synopsis

A woman married to a sailor must raise her own son and also the one her husband had with another woman. The two children are quite different from each other: the woman's son is sickly, while the other one is strong. She is thus inclined to claim motherhood of the strong boy and switches their identities. However, her biological son dies in a shipwreck, and the woman's guilt leads her to commit suicide.

Cast

• Tita Merello
• Carlos Cores
• Julia Sandoval
• Enrique Chaico
• Margarita Corona
• Luis Medina Castro
• Néstor Deval
• Alberto Barcel
• Alejandro Rey
• Félix Rivero
• Antonia Volpe
• Orestes Soriani
• Carmen Giménez
• Aída Villadeamigo
• Francisco Audenino
• Mecha Corbo
• María Ferez
• Domingo Garibotto
• Ricardo Carenzo
• Juan Villarreal
• Elvira Quiroga

External links

• The Bastard at IMDb