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Director
  
Mario Soffici

Duration
  

Screenplay
  
Mario Soffici

Language
  
Spanish

8.4/10
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Genre
  
Drama, Musical

Music director
  
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Cinematography
  
Francis Boeniger

Country
  
Argentina


Writer
  
Jose A. Bugliot
,
Mario Soffici

Release date
  
1935 (1935)

Cast
  
Santiago Arrieta, Enrique Serrano

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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. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.

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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.

Cast

  • Enrique Serrano
  • Santiago Arrieta
  • Gogó Andreu
  • Héctor Calcaño
  • Charlo
  • Dora Davis
  • Ernesto Fama
  • Miguel Gómez Bao
  • Libertad Lamarque
  • Francisco Lomuto
  • Pepita Muñoz
  • Domingo Sapelli

    • References

    The Soul of the Accordion Wikipedia
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    The Soul of the Accordion IMDb