''Aconcagua'' is a

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adventure drama film directed by

Leo Fleider Leo Fleider (October 12, 1913 in Hermanowa, Poland - August 5, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish born Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. ...

and written by

Norberto Aroldi Norberto Aroldi (12 August 1931 – 19 May 1978) was an Argentina, Argentine film actor, Poetry, poet and screenwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, he starred in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s and wrote for films such as ''Aconcagua ( ...

. The title refers to the highest peak in the

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Aconcagua Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the List of highest mountains on Earth, highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in the ...

located in

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. The star of the film is

Tito Alonso Tito Alonso (1926–1979) was an Argentine film actor. Career Alonso entered film in 1940 at the age of 14 in ''El Inglés de los güesos'' In 1947 he appeared in ''A sangre fría''. Alonso worked consistently in Argentine film throughout th ...

Production, distribution and release

''Aconcagua'' was produced and distributed by Gloria Films and premiered in

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on 18 June 1964.

Cast

Enrique Kossi Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...

Elisa Galvé Elisa Christian Galvé (July 20, 1922 in Buenos Aires – October 20, 2000 in Rome) was an Argentina, Argentine actress. She was best known for her roles in films in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She made her fi ...

Selva Alemán Selva () is a coastal comarque (county) in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). Unusually, it is divided between the provi ...

Héctor Pellegrini Héctor Pellegrini (6 August 1931 – 1 November 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Pellegrini came to fame in the 1961 acclaimed film '' Alias Gardelito'' and made over 50 appearances mostly in film between 1961 and 1988. Partial filmography * ...

Alberto Ruschel Alberto Ruschel (21 February 1918 – 18 January 1996) was a Brazilian actor, producer, and director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1947 and 1981. Selected filmography * ''The Bandit of Brazil, O Cangaceiro'' (1953) * ''Pride ( ...

* Enrique Talión

External links

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