''Aniceto'' is a 2008

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 drama 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

Leonardo Favio Fuad Jorge Jury (28 May 1938 – 5 November 2012), better known by his stage name Leonardo Favio (), was an Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker. He is considered one of Argentina's best film directors and one of the country's most enduring cul ...

and starring

Hernán Piquín Hernán Javier Piquín (Los Polvorines, November 13 from 1973) is an Argentine dancer and choreographer. He was born in the city of Los Polvorines, in the northwest of Greater Buenos Aires, 33 km from the center of the Federal Capital. He a ...

. The film is a remake of '' El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca'', a 1967 drama film also directed by Favio. Both films are based on the

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

''El cenizo'' ("The Pigweed") by

Zuhair Jury Zuhayr, Zuhair, Zohair, Zuheir, or Zoheir ( ar, زهير) may refer to: * "King Zoheir", leader of the Banu Abs in the tales of Antarah ibn Shaddad * Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma (), a famous Arabian poet * Zuhayr ibn Qayn Al-Bajali ( 680), a famous ...

. It was Favio's last film. It won several

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, including Best Film and Best Director.

External links

* * Argentine musical drama films Films directed by Leonardo Favio Remakes of Argentine films Musical film remakes 2000s Argentine films {{musical-drama-film-stub