''The Black Market'' (Spanish:''Mercado negro'') is a 1953 Argentine

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Kurt Land Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentina, Argentine film director of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Vienna, Land moved to Argentina in the 1930s and began as a film editor ...

and starring

Olga Zubarry Olga Zubarry (30 October 1929 – 15 December 2012) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997. She made over 60 appearances in film, spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema, but is best known for her work during t ...

Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Uruguayan - Argentine actor who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cou move ...

and

Mario Passano Mario Passano (1925 - 23 July 1995) was an Argentine film actor and tango performer. He starred in some 20 films between 1951 and the late 1970s. In 1972 he starred in '' Autocine mon amour''. He was the brother of the actor Ricardo Passano a ...

.Elena & Lopez p.169 The film's sets were designed by

Carlos T. Dowling Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

. A policeman discovers that his girlfriend's father heads a drug smuggling outfit.

Cast

as Laura *

as Inspector Alfredo Herrera *

Fausto Padín Fausto is a given name and surname. It is used as a title for: __NOTOC__ Music * ''Fausto'' (opera), an opera by Louise Bertin Films * ''Fausto'' (1993 film), a French film directed by Rémy Duchemin * ''Fausto'' (2018 film), a Canadian film ...

as Camionero *

Eduardo de Labar Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

as Don Ramón *

Nelly Panizza Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal R ...

* Luis Otero *

José De Angelis José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

* Miguel Ligero * Félix Rivero *

José María Pedroza José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* Mario Lozano *

César Fiaschi César Fiaschi (1891–1954) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.56 Selected filmography * ''Twelve Women'' (1939) * ''My Country's Wings'' (1939) * ''Seven Women (1944 film), Seven Women'' (1944) * ''His Best Student'' (1944) * ''Saint Can ...

Carlos Cotto Carlos Omar Cotto Cruz (born February 13, 1980) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and boxer. As a wrestler, he perform under the alias of El Chicano and has performed mostly for the International Wrestling Association and the World Wrestl ...

Fernando Labat Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

Carlos Fioriti Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

* Antonio Capuano * Perla Molina *

Luis Mora Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

* Salvador Sinai * Tito Perlat * Oscar Llompart * Alfredo Almanza *

Carlos Guisone Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

Horacio de Bello The name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all Latinamerica. Historical Figures *Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan author and writer. *Horacio Carochi, an Italian Jesuit priest and grammarian *Horacio Pagani (auto executive) (born 1955), Argen ...

* Jorge Arias *

Arsenio Perdiguero Arsenio is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version of the male given name ''Arsenius''. It may refer to: People * Arsenio Balisacan, Filipino economist * Arsénio Bano (born 1974), East Timorese politician * Arsenio Benítez (born 1971), Par ...

* Elena Cruz *

Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel (1907–1975) was an Argentine actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film ''Circe'' (1964), which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography ...

Alberto Bello Alberto Bello (1897–1963) was an Argentine actor who appeared in more than 40 films during his career including ''Madame Bovary'' (1947).Goble p.159 Selected filmography * ''Marriage in Buenos Aires'' (1940) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * ''El tesor ...

Amalia Bernabé Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Pellettieri p.80 She appeared in around fifty films during her screen career which stretched from the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema to the 1980s. Selected filmography * ''The ...

References

Bibliography

* Elena, Alberto & Lopez, Marina Diaz. ''The Cinema of Latin America''. Columbia University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 crime films Argentine crime films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Kurt Land 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub