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, based on the

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.Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989) ''South American Cinema'', University of Puerto Rico Press, , p. 143 It was shown at the

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and San Sebastián film festivals. Borges viewed the film favourably, commenting "he did a good job with the possibilities provided by the plot".Burgin, Richard (1998) ''Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations'', University Press of Mississippi, , p. 64 In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the

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in 2000, the film reached the 17th position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', presented at the

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, the film reached the 48th position.

Cast

Francisco Petrone Francisco Petrone (August 14, 1902 – March 11, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. He is best known for his roles in the 1940s in the classic film ''La Guerra Gaucha'' (1942) and '' A Real Man'' (''Todo un hombre'') (1943), for which he won t ...

- Francisco Real, "El Corralero" *

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- El Oriental * Susana Campos - La Lujanera * Jacinto Herrera - Rosendo Juárez, "El Pegador" *

Berta Ortegosa Berta Ortegosa (1920–2010) was an Argentine actress. She starred in films such as ''Historia de una mala mujer'' (1947), '' Albéniz'' (1947), '' Don Juan Tenorio'' (1949), ''Hombres a precio'' (1949), ''Catita es una dama'' (1956), ''La casa ...

- Julia * Jorge de la Riestra - Eleodoro, "El Turco" *

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- Casera de la pensión *

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- Madre de Nicolás Fuentes *

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- Cosme *

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- Juan *

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- Don Carmelo *

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- Comisario *

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- Tío de Nicolás Fuentes *

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- Nicanor *

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- Intendente * Andrés Rivero - Padre de Nicolás Fuentes * Claudio Lucero - Agente Medina * Manuel Rosón - Ramón Santoro * Susana Brunetti - Mujer en pulpería *

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- Prostituta *

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- Florista *

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- Vieja *

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* Délfor Medina - Comisario 2 *

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- Carrero *

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- Puestero *

Héctor Fuentes Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...

- Muchacho en pulpería * Reina del Carmen * Mariel Comber - Mujer en pulpería

References

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