''La cuna vacía'' is a 1949

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directed by

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on his directorial debut. It stars

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and Nelly Duggan. The film, based on a story by Florencio Escardó, covers the turbulent life of Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez (played by Magaña).

Plot

The film begins with some sequences related to the youth of Dr. Gutiérrez, his arrival in Buenos Aires from his native

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, his law studies and his frustrated life as a writer and being the subject of unrequited love. An accident resulting in the death of a child changes his vocation and he goes on to study Medicine. There are battle scenes, featuring Gutiérrez in the Civil War and the Paraguayan War and, finally, his struggles as a pediatrician.

Cast

* Nelly Duggan *

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* Zoe Ducós *

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Production

In April 1948, the production company Artistas Argentinos Asociados signed a contract with the renowned writer, essayist, journalist and pediatrician Florencio Escardó, whose pseudonym was Piolin de Macramé, to shoot a film based on his story of Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez. The following month, Germán Gelpi began to design the sets and Carlos Rinaldi was hired as director. The shooting of the film between July 1948 and January 1949 was long and arduous, during which the director of photography

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had to retire to fulfill other commitments and was replaced by Humberto Peruzzi, a collaborator who had been present from the founding of the production company. According to the critic César Maranghello,

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, who was one of the partners of Artistas Argentinos Asociados, actively participated in the direction of the film.

Reception

In 1982 the '' Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes'' described the film as "very picturesque and emotional, showing the social diseases of childhood".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuna Vacia 1949 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Carlos Rinaldi 1940s war drama films Argentine war drama films 1949 drama films