Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Emilio Vieyra
Emilio Vieyra (12 October 1920 – 25 January 2010), sometimes credited as Raúl Zorrilla, was an Argentine film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, between 1950 and the 1990s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is mo ...
and written by
Isaac Aisemberg
Isaac Aisemberg (22 January 1918 – 26 December 1997) was an Argentine writer, screenwriter and dramatist. Among his most outstanding contributions is his collaboration in the adaptation for the film Hombre de la esquina rosada of Jorge Luis Bor ...
. It stars
Jairo
Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include:
People Association football
*Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer
*Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (born ...
and
Stella Maris Lanzani
Stella or STELLA may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Comedy
*Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain
Characters
*Stella (given name), including a list of characters with th ...
. It was filmed in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
.
Synopsis
In this
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
based around
tango
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
dancing, an integral part of
Argentine culture
The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country's geography and is composed of a mix of ethnic groups. Modern Argentinian culture has been influenced largely by Italian, Spanish, and other European immigration, while there is still a less ...
, a tango singer assumes responsibility for the five-year-old son of an ensemble's musical director after he is forced into
exile
Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
with his wife for political reasons.
Cast
*
Jairo
Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include:
People Association football
*Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer
*Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (born ...
*
Stella Maris Lanzani
Stella or STELLA may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Comedy
*Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain
Characters
*Stella (given name), including a list of characters with th ...
*
Ricardo Bauleo
Ricardo Bauleo (30 August 1940 – 24 April 2014) was an Argentines, Argentine actor. He worked most on movies and television shows. His best known roles were in ''Blood of the Virgins'' (1967), ''The Curious Dr. Humpp'' (1969) and ''Los supe ...
Ivo Cutzarida
Ivo Cutzarida (born 29 September 1962 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor, politician, and director. He has produced both Argentine and American soap operas.
Early life
Cutzarida is the son of Romanian philosopher Nicolae Cutzarida. He was b ...