''El Gaucho y el diablo'' (''The Gaucho and the Devil'') is a

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Argentine black-and-white

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drama film directed by Ernesto Remani, based on a script by José María Fernández Unsain, who adapted it from the 1891 short story "

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. The film stars Juan José Míguez,

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, Francisco Martínez Allende, and

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Synopsis

A rancher makes a pact with the devil to find happiness and love.

Cast

* Juan José Míguez *

* Francisco Martínez Allende *

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* Víctor Ferrari *

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* Audón López * Cristina Pall * Blanca del Prado

Production

Production of ''El gaucho y el diablo'' commenced in October 1950.

Reception

'' La Razón'' said of the film: "A failed attempt...the lack of laboratories for developing the film, a technical aspect that had to be completed abroad, had a decisive influence. This resulted in a series of defects in the editing and an appreciable lack of unity in the layout."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaucho and the Devil, The 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Fictional gauchos Films about gauchos The Devil in film 1950s Argentine films Films scored by Peter Kreuder