''When the Heart Sings'' (Spanish: ''Cuando canta el corazón'') is a 1941 Argentine

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 ...

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directed by

Richard Harlan Richard Harlan (September 19, 1796 – September 30, 1843) was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was the first American to devote significant time and attention to vertebrate paleontology and was one of the most importan ...

and starring

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...

Aída Luz Aída Luz (born Aída da Luz Borbón, 10 February 1917 – 25 May 2006) was an Argentine actress who primarily worked during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on both stage and in films. She won multiple awards for her performanc ...

and José Olarra.Rist p.202 A man from a wealthy background meets and marries an actress despite fierce opposition from his family.

Cast

as Martín *

as Lucy * José Olarra as Don Olegario *

Felisa Mary Felisa Mary (1892–1956) was a Spanish-born Argentinian film actress.Finkielman p.233 She appeared in more than forty films during her career, which coincided with the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * ''When the Heart Sings ...

as Doña Angélica *

Oscar Valicelli Oscar Valicelli (1 July 1915 – 11 October 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Filmography * ''La Mary'' (1974) dir. Daniel Tinayre …Ubaldo * ''Balada para un mochilero'' (1971) dir. Carlos Rinaldi …El Moncho * ''Desnuda en la arena'' (19 ...

as Pedrito *

Adrián Cúneo Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...

as Coco *

María Esther Gamas María Esther Gamas (21 April 1911 – 21 September 2006) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Finkielman p. 163 She appeared in 20 films, including '' Savage Pampas'' (1945), and was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinem ...

as Emma * Julio Scarcella as Di Paula *

Vicky Astori Vicky Astori (''née'' Beatriz Accarini; 4 March 1912 – 19 November 1968), known as Bice or Bicky Astori, was an Italian actress who made her career in Argentina. Biography Astori was born in the Province of Parma in 1912. She travelled to Arg ...

as Gloria Norton * Eva Guerrero as Mangacha * Joaquín Petrosino as Juancho * Fausto Fornoni as Garrido *

Agustín Barrios Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga—Agustin spelled backward—Mangoré; May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

as Federico *

Julio Renato Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

as El franciscano *

Alberto Terrones Alberto Terrones (; 1894–1957) was an Argentine film and theater actor, with an extensive filmography. Filmography * ''Mercado de abasto'' (1955) * ''Misión extravagante'' (1954) * '' Barrio gris'' (1954) * ''Una ventana a la vida'' (1953) * ' ...

as Roncales *

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as El cuidador * Emilio Fuentes as El ilusionista *

Warly Ceriani Warly Ceriani (1903 – 3 May 1983 in Buenos Aires) was a classic Argentine actor who appeared in major Argentine films between 1938 and 1959. Ceriani made almost 50 film appearances in Argentina between 1938 and 1959 appearing in films such a ...

References

Bibliography

* Rist, Peter H. ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1941 films Argentine musical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1940s musical drama films Films directed by Richard Harlan Films scored by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio 1941 drama films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-drama-film-stub