''Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación'' ( en, Murder in the Senate of the Nation, italics=yes) is a 1984 Argentine

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

crime drama film In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

directed by

Juan José Jusid Juan José Jusid (born September 28, 1941) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Career Jusid was born in Buenos Aires. He started his professional career as an actor, puppeteer and stage photographer in the 1960s then switched to ...

and written by Carlos Somigliana. It stars José Soriano, Miguel Ángel Solá and Oscar Martínez. It premiered on 13 September 1984 in

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. Miguel Ángel Solá won Best Actor for his performance at the

Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiva ...

and Jusid won a Golden Colon for his directorship at the Huelva Latin American Film Festival. The

political film Political cinema, in the narrow sense of that portray current or historical events or social conditions through a partisan perspective in order to inform or to agitate the spectator. Political cinema exists in different forms, such as documenta ...

is set in 1930s Argentina. It tells the story of the real-life assassination attempt on politician

Lisandro de la Torre Lisandro de la Torre (6 December 1868 – 5 January 1939) was an Argentine politician, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was considered as a model of ethics in politics. He was a national deputy and senator, a prominent polemicist, and founde ...

Ramón Valdez Cora Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

Synopsis

In 1935, de la Torre initiated an investigation on the meat trade, which had been previously attempted without success by his fellow party member Julio Noble. In the midst of the investigation, de la Torre's disciple and friend, senator elect

Enzo Bordabehere Enzo Bordabehere (25 September 1889 – 23 July 1935) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. He was a National Senator for Santa Fe Province, and was assassinated in Congress during a session in the Argentine Senate. Biography Born in Pay ...

, was murdered, and the province of Santa Fe was intervened. The film chronicles de la Torre's and Bordavere's investigation, as well as the grooming of de la Torre's would-be assassin, Valdez Cora, by corrupt members of the senate, most notably the pro-Nazist Don Alberto.

Cast

* José Soriano as

* Miguel Ángel Solá as

Ramón Valdés Cora Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name * Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

* Oscar Martínez as

Federico Pinedo Federico Pinedo (; born 29 December 1955) is an Argentine politician, provisional president of the Argentine Senate between 2015 and 2019. He was in charge of the executive branch on 10 December 2015 until the assumption of Mauricio Macri on the s ...

Alberto Segado Albert Segado (1944 – December 14, 2010) was an Argentine actor whose stage and film credits included ''Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación'' and ''I Don't Want to Talk About It''. Segado studied acting at the Instituto de Teatro of the Univers ...

as Luis Duhau *

Arturo Bonín Arturo José Bonini (11 November 1943 – 15 March 2022), better known as Arturo Bonín, was an Argentine actor. Biography Although he was born in the porteño neighborhood of Villa Urquiza, he lived his childhood and youth in Villa Ballest ...

Villanueva Cosse Villanueva Félix Cosse Vega (born 9 November 1933) is a Uruguayan actor, theater director, and writer who has developed a distinguished career in his country and internationally, especially in Argentina, where he has lived since 1973. Biograph ...

as Don Alberto *

Juan Leyrado Juan Carlos Leyrado Ravecca (born August 18, 1951) is an Argentine actor. He took part in the incredibly successful 2012 Argentine telenovela ''Graduados''. Works Television * Yosi, the Regretful Spy * Educando a Nina * El maestro * Un gallo ...

as Comisario *

Manuel Callau Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

as Soriano * Marta Bianchi as Rosa * Selva Alemán as Elvira *

Ana María Picchio Ana María Picchio (born March 30, 1946 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentina, Argentine actress. She made her debut in 1969 in the film ''Breve cielo'' and has made over 50 appearances in film and TV to date. For her role in ''Breve cielo'' she won ...

as Juanita *

Mónica Galán Mónica Galán (October 16, 1950 – January 15, 2019) was an Argentine actress. She was a character actor seen on TV, Film and in the theatre. Life Galán was born in 1950 in Buenos Aires. Galán graduated from the National School of Dramati ...

as Proxeneta

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