''Once Upon A Time There Was A Circus'' (''Había una vez un circo'') is a 1972 Argentine

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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, Carr ...

, written by Carreras and

Abel Santacruz Abel Santa Cruz (1915 – February 4, 1995, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine screenwriter who is credited for writing nearly 130 films spanning seven decades of Cinema of Argentina, Argentine cinema. Santa Cruz first wrote the scrip ...

, and starring Gaby, Fofó and Miliki from the trio of Spanish

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s Los Payasos de la Tele. It was scored by

Tito Ribero Alberto Amado Ribero, known professionally as Tito Ribero, (16 May 1915 – 18 July 1964) was an Argentine film score composer, composer, singer, and musician. In addition to having his own orchestra, he provided the film scores to over 200 mov ...

Plot

A young girl named Andrea falls ill, but really wants to go to a circus. Her father decides to invite circus performers home so that they can make his daughter feel better. The man is a widower and is planning to marry Carla. Andrea doesn't want him to marry her as she knows that the woman is only interested in his money. The girl runs away from home in protest and her father decides not marry. However, she gets kidnapped by Carla's brother who demands a ransom. Three clowns, Gaby, Fofó and Miliki, decide to rescue the girl.

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* {{Enrique Carreras 1970s children's comedy films 1970s musical comedy films 1972 comedy films 1972 films Argentine children's films Argentine musical comedy films Films scored by Tito Ribero Films shot in Buenos Aires Films with screenplays by Abel Santa Cruz 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Enrique Carreras