''Saint Candida'' (Spanish:''Santa Cándida'') is a 1945 Argentine

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directed by

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and starring

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, Francisco Álvarez and

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won the Silver Condor Award for Best New Actress for her performance.

Cast

as Cándida *

* Francisco Álvarez * Semillita *

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* Aída Fernández * José Rivas * Fernando Campos

References

Bibliography

* Abel Posadas, Mónica Landro & Marta Speroni. ''Cine sonoro argentino: 1933-1943''. El Calafate Editores, 2005.

External links

* 1945 films Argentine comedy films 1945 comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis César Amadori Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub