''The Absentee '' () is a

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

Argentine film directed and written by

Rafael Filippelli Rafael Filippelli (24 November 1938 – 22 March 2023) was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Buenos Aires, Filippelli started working as assistant director in the mid-1950s, and in 1961 he directed ...

. The film starred

Verónica Castro Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...

Daniel Greco Daniel Greco (born 11 July 1979) is a retired Swiss football striker. Daniel Greco is a retired professional Swiss footballer who was playing position centre-forward for several clubs in Switzerland, in Italy, Carrarese Calcio C1 and was strik ...

and Ana María Mazza.

Plot

The story chronicles the hardships and ultimate demise of Raúl Salas, a progressive labor union leader, and his companion Muñoz, an intellectual, in the city of Córdoba. Taking place between 1973 and 1976, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of Argentina's transition from dictatorship to democracy following the election of President Héctor J. Cámpora. However, their hopes for a better future are shattered when a military coup takes place, resulting in the oppressive regime known as the

National Reorganization Process The National Reorganization Process (Spanish: ''Proceso de Reorganización Nacional'', often simply ''el Proceso'', "the Process") was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983, in which it was supported by the United Sta ...

, which lasted from 1976 to 1983.

Cast

Ricardo Bertone Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portug ...

Julia *

Alejandro Cuevas Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr ( ...

.... Lencinas * Hugo Guzzo * Miguel Angel Iriarte * Ana María Mazza .... Elena * Pepe Novoa * Omar Rezk .... Raúl Salas * Beatriz Sarlo * Andrés Silvart *

Roberto Suter The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

.... Muñiz *

Omar Viale ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

.... Rios

Release

The film premiered in 1989.

External links

* 1989 films 1980s Spanish-language films 1989 crime drama films Argentine drama films 1980s Argentine films {{1980s-drama-film-stub