''The Girl's Houseboy'' (''El mucamo de la niña'') is a

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musical comedy film, directed by

Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras (6 January 1925 – 29 August 1995) was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina. Born in Lima, Peru, ...

on his directorial debut with

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. It is based on a play by

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, which he adapted for the screen. It stars

Lolita Torres Lolita Torres (born Beatriz Mariana Torres; 26 March 1930 – 14 September 2002) was an Argentine film actress and singer (contralto). She began her career at age 11, performing folk songs in a theater in Buenos Aires. In 1944 she began acting ...

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and

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 ...

and was released on 24 October 1951 in Buenos Aires.

Plot

A young man goes to work as a servant in a millionaire's house to look after his daughter.

Cast

as Lucy Saravia *

as Miguelito *

as Tito *

as Gogó *

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as don Roque Saravia *

Domingo Márquez Domingo Márquez was an Argentine actor. He starred in films like '' The Best Father in the World '' (1941), '' Los martes, orquídeas'' (1941), ''Filomena Marturano'' (1950), and '' The Fire Girl'' (1952). He had a minor role in the acclaimed Sil ...

as Eduardo *

Marcos Zucker Marcos Zucker (15 February 1921 – 13 May 2003) was an Argentine actor and comedian, known for his work on stage, on television, and in films, he is best known for his comedic roles and appeared in 66 films. Biography Marcos Zucker was bo ...

as Alberto *

Max Citelli Max Citelli (born 22 January 1923) was an Argentine film actor, active during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema between 1936 and 1959. Filmography * Mi esqueleto (1959) *El Festín de Satanás (1958) * Fantoche (1957) * Cuando los duendes caza ...

as Rómulo *Virginia de la Cruz as Alicia *Gloria Castilla as Elsa *Jorge Larrea as poker player *

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* Rómulo Real *

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Reception

King in '' El Mundo'' said the film was: "Direct in its comedy and fast in its action." Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela in their book ''Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995)'' write (translated from Spanish): "Enrique Carreras combined the songs of the juvenile Lolita and the humor of Barbieri to achieve a hit".

References

External links

* 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine musical comedy films 1951 musical comedy films 1950s Argentine films Films directed by Enrique Carreras {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub