''Alma mía'' ("My Soul") is a 1999
Argentine
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romantic comedy film directed by
Daniel Barone and written by
Jorge Leyes
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. The film starred
Araceli González as Alma.
Plot
Alma (Araceli González) is a young pastry chef from the neighborhood of
La Boca who has been dating Mario (Diego Peretti) since her teenage years. Leo (Pablo Echarri) is an architect on the verge of getting married. Fanny (Valeria Bertuccelli), a prostitute and a close friend of Alma's, plans a special night with Tano (Damián de Santo) to celebrate Leo's last days as a bachelor. Misled by Fanny, Alma goes to a bar where she unexpectedly encounters both men. Leo mistakenly believes that Alma is a prostitute hired by Tano. After spending a few hours together, Leo and Alma find themselves unable to forget each other.
Cast
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Araceli González .... Alma
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Cristina Allende .... Madre Valeria
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Valeria Bertuccelli .... Fanny
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Héctor Bidonde
Héctor Pastor Bidonde (born March 3, 1937 in La Plata) is a noted Argentine theatre, film and television actor.
He was a shift worker in a tool & dye factory when, in 1954, he was offered a part in Carlos P. Cabral's play ''Amarretes''. He was ...
.... Vito
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Paula Canals
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* Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show''
* Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003
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.... Tina
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Rita Cortese .... Tita
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Antonella Costa
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Filmography
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.... Micaela
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Damián de Santo .... El Tano
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Pablo Echarri .... Leo
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Roberto Fiore .... Padre Valeria
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Gabriel Gibot .... Operador de Radio
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Elena Gowland .... Enfermera
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Dulio Orso .... Rubén
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Diego Peretti .... Mario
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Adriana Salonia .... Valeria
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Tony Sánchez Pupa .... Médico
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Rolly Serrano .... Leche Hervida
Awards
In 2000,
Valeria Bertuccelli won a
Silver Condor Award for Best Actress while
Diego Peretti was nominated for Best Actor.
External links
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1999 films
1990s Spanish-language films
1999 romantic comedy films
Argentine romantic comedy films
1990s Argentine films
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