''The Soul of the Accordion'' ( es, El alma de bandoneón) is a

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart bec ...

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 ...

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

musical film directed by

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era. Biography A native of Florence, Soffici moved to Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in ...

and written by

José A. Bugliot José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema. The film starred

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

, Enrique Serrano and

Santiago Arrieta Santiago Arrieta (1897, Uruguay – 1975, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Uruguayan film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the the ...

Plot

A rich countryman sends his son to the city to study. He becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a girl who wants to succeed in singing. The couple go through great sacrifice and renunciation. The film deals with themes of popular music and radio culture, and introduces the tango song ''

Cambalache Cambalache (Southern Cone Spanish for bazaar or "junkshop") is an Argentine slang-language tango song written in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discépolo for the movie ''The Soul of the Accordion'', released the following year.Pujol SEnrique Santos Di ...

'', written by Enrique Santos Discépolo.

Cast

* Enrique Serrano *

Gogó Andreu Ricardo César Andreu (July 27, 1919 – May 1, 2012) was an Argentine actor, comedian and musician. He was born in a family of actors. His parents were Antonio Andreu and Isabel Anchart, who were owners of an itinerary theatre company that mad ...

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* Charlo *

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* Ernesto Fama *

Miguel Gómez Bao Miguel Gómez Bao (1894 – 17 September 1961) was a Spanish-born Argentine actor of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in films such as '' Amalia'', (1936), ''Safo, historia de una pasión'' (1943) and ''La pequeña señora de ...

* Francisco Lomuto *

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Domingo Sapelli Domingo Sapelli (1895–1961) was a Uruguayan stage and film actor.Finkielman p.200 After emigrating to Argentina he appeared in around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Soul of the Accordion'' (1935) * '' Santos Ve ...

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* 1935 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici Tango films 1930s musical drama films Argentine dance films Argentine musical drama films 1930s dance films 1935 drama films 1930s Argentine films {{musical-drama-film-stub

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