''Adolescencia'' (

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:Adolescence) is a

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

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directed by

Francisco Múgica Francisco Múgica (10 April 1907 – 1985) was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer. He was born and died in Buenos Aires. Múgica initially began his career in film as a cinematographer in the mid-1930s but by 193 ...

and written by Carlos A. Olivari. The film starred

Pola Alonso Pola Alonso (16 November 1923 – 6 November 2004 Buenos Aires) was a classic Argentine film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in the 1942 film ''Adolescencia'' and in 1955's '' Adiós muchachos''. She was the sister of Argentine a ...

and

Ana Arneodo Ana Arneodo (1898 – 1977) was an Argentine actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Arneodo made her appearance in film in 1939 and made some 24 appearances between then and 1958, appearing in films such as the 1942 film ''Adolescencia'' alongsid ...

Synopsis

A girl falls in love with a boy arrived from the

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and displaces her childhood sweetheart.

Release

The film premiered on 11 March 1942 in

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Cast

* María Arrieta * Alberto Contreras *

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Alfredo Jordan Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Fil ...

Mirtha Legrand Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 February 1927), known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand (″Legrand″ being a portmanteau for the French , "the great") is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legran ...

Ángel Magaña Ángel Magaña (August 24, 1915 – November 13, 1982) was an Argentina, Argentine film actor who appeared in some of Argentina's notable films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was married to Nuri Montsé Filmography #Hotel de señoritas ( ...

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Domingo Márquez Domingo Márquez was an Argentine actor. He starred in films like ''The Best Father in the World '' (1941), ''Los martes, orquídeas'' (1941), ''Filomena Marturano'' (1950), and ''The Fire Girl'' (1952). He had a minor role in the acclaimed Silver ...

External links

* 1942 films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Francisco Múgica Argentine comedy films 1942 comedy films 1940s Argentine films 1940s Spanish-language films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub