The Favorite (1935 film)
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| Directed by | Manuel Romero |
| Written by | Manuel Romero Luis Bayón Herrera |
| Starring | Pedro Quartucci |
| Cinematography | Francisco Múgica |
| Edited by | Francisco Múgica |
| Music by | Alberto Soifer |
| Distributed by | Lumiton |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Favorite (Spanish:El caballo del pueblo) is a 1935 Argentine musical comedy film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed and written by Manuel Romero with Luis Bayón Herrera.[1] It is a tango film and premiered on August 15, 1935.
The cinematography and editing was performed by Francisco Múgica.
Main cast
- Olinda Bozán as Ruperta
- Irma Córdoba as Esther Peña[1]
- Enrique Serrano as Bebe Viñas[1]
- Pedro Quartucci as Flaco
- Juan Carlos Thorry as Roberto Campos
- Juan Mangiante as Peña[1]
- Juan Porta as Trainer
- Eduardo Lema as Lemos, the jockey
- Vicente Forastieri as Contreras
- N. Fornaresio as Peon
- Lalo Malcolm as a Thug (billed as L. Malcom)
- Nicolás Werenchuk as José Guzmán (billed as N. Werenchuk)
- Mary Parets as Trainer's daughter
- Ángel Magaña as Young Man #1 in party (uncredited)
- Pedro Maratea as Young Man #2 in party (uncredited)
- Margarita Padín as Young Woman in show (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b c d Thompson, Currie K. (2014-05-28). Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-879-7.
A third, El caballo del pueblo (The people's horse; Manuel Romero, 1935) depicts a father, Gerardo Peña (Juan Mangiante), who forces his daughter Esther (Irma Córdoba) to become engaged to his dishonest associate (Enrique Serrano).
External links
- The Favorite at IMDb