en The Soul of the Accordion

El alma de bandoneón
El alma de bandoneón
Directed by	Mario Soffici
Written by	José A. Bugliot; Mario Soffici
Produced by	Angel Mentasti
Starring	Libertad Lamarque; Enrique Serrano; Santiago Arrieta
Cinematography	Francis Boeniger
Edited by	Alfredo Traverso
Music by	Enrique Santos Discépolo
Distributed by	Argentina Sono Film
Release date	20 February 1935;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Soul of the Accordion (Spanish: El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film from the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Mario Soffici, who wrote it with José A. Bugliot.^[1] It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.^[2]

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 Discépolo.^[3]

Cast

References

^ Natella, Arthur A. (30 August 2008). Latin American popular culture. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7864-3511-1. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
^ 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.
^ 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.