''La Guerra la gano yo'' (''I Win the War'') is a

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comedy

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Production

The 71-minute black and white film was produced for

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and released on 14 February 1943. The script was by Carlos A. Olivari,

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. The film starred

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and Alberto Contreras. The actress

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made her debut in the film at the age of sixteen.

Synopsis

The owner of a small but prosperous department store, played by Pepe Arias, is pushed by his family to improve their social position. He makes heavy investments in the rubber tire business. When

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begins, he finds that overnight he has become fabulously rich. He closes a huge deal with the Germans, but his delight turns to horror when he finds that they have sunk an Allied ship carrying his son. The film combines humor with biting comment on Argentina's neutral stance in the war.

Cast

The cast included: *

* Alberto Contreras *

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* Chela Cordero * Perla Alvarado * Esperanza Palomero * Jorge Salcedo *

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* Malena Podestá * Bernardo Perrone * Percival Murray * Mercedes Gisper *

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* Sofía Merli

References

Citations Sources * * * 1943 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Francisco Múgica Argentine comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub