''Melgarejo'' is a

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

directed and written by

Luis Moglia Barth Luis Moglia Barth (12 April 1903 - 18 June 1984) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed some 30 films between 1927 and 1959, often scree ...

. The film premiered in the US on September 19, 1937 and starred Santiago Gómez Cou and Mecha Ortiz. Editing to the film was performed by

Carlos Rinaldi Carlos Rinaldi (February 5, 1915 – 1995 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, film editor and screenwriter. Rinaldi began as a film editor in 1937 but in 1949 he became a film director and directed some 30 pictures w ...

Cast

Florencio Parravicini Florencio Parravicini (24 August 1876 – 25 March 1941) was an Argentine actor who primarily worked during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on both stage and in films. From an aristocratic family, he was a relative of the artist B ...

as Cándido Melgarejo * Mecha Ortiz as Clotilde Contreras * Santiago Gómez Cou as Ricardo *

Orestes Caviglia Orestes Caviglia (; November 9, 1893 in Buenos Aires – April 1, 1971 in Tucumán) was an Argentine film actor and film director of the classic era of the Cinema of Argentina. He appeared in films such as ''La cabalgata del circo'' 1945 and '' ...

as Carlos Bertolini *Blanca del Prado as Julia Bertolini *Ernesto Raquén as Juancito *Rufino Córdoba as Clodomiro Barragán *

Margarita Padín Margarita Padín (1910–1993) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Franco p.252 Selected filmography * ''Dancing'' (1933) * ''Melgarejo'' (1937) * '' Closed Door'' (1939) * ''Mother Gloria ''Mother Gloria'' (Spanish:''Mamá Gloria'') is a 1 ...

as Cholita *Ilde Pirovano as María Malatesta *

Blanca Vidal Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish) may refer to: Locations United States * Casa Blanca, California or Blanca, a former unincorporated community * Blanca, Colorado, a Statutory Town *Blanca Peak, a mountain in Colorado * Blanca Wetlands, a prote ...

as Remigia Contreras * Adelaida Soler as Martina *José Ruzo as Capataz * Dorita Ferreyro as Invitada 1 (as Dora Ferreiro) * Tilda Thamar as Invitada 2 *

Malisa Zini Malisa Zini (March 5, 1921 – February 26, 1985) was an Argentine actress. She starred in the 1950 film '' Arroz con leche'', among others such as Cumbres de hidalguía, under director Carlos Schlieper. s Selected filmography * ''The Boys Did ...

as Invitada 3 *Herminia Velich as Invitada 4 *

Delia Garcés Delia Amadora García Gerboles better known as Delia Garcés (; 13 October 1919 – 7 November 2001) was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 and 1959 ...

as Invitada 5 *

Manuel Alcón Manuel Alcón (died 1962) was an Argentine film actor and musician. Alcón began acting for film in 1937 and made over 30 film appearances between then and his death in 1962. He appeared in films such as '' Almafuerte'' (1949) and ''Abuso de co ...

as Liborio *

Amanda Varela Amanda Varela was an Argentine actress who primarily worked during the Cinema of Argentina#1930s–1950s: The Golden Age, Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on stage and in films of Argentina and the US. She made 9 films in Argentina and ...

as Invitada 6 * Juan Vítola *Emilio Velich

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* 1937 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Luis Moglia Barth Argentine comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-Argentina-film-stub