''The Favorite'' (Spanish:''El caballo del pueblo'') is a

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

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 ...

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

comedy directed and written by Manuel Romero with

Luis Bayón Herrera Luis Bayón Herrera (23 September 1889 – 30 March 1956) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter who worked in Argentine film of the 1940s and 1950s. He was "one of the most important directors of the golden age of Argentine cinema". He ...

. It is a

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

film and premiered on August 15, 1935. The

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

and editing was performed by

Francisco Múgica Francisco Múgica (10 April 1907 – 1985) was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer. He was born and died in Buenos Aires. Múgica initially began his career in film as a cinematographer in the mid-1930s but by 193 ...

Main cast

Olinda Bozán Olinda Bozán (21 June 1894 – 8 February 1977) was an Argentine film actress and comedian of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). Born into a circus family, she acted on the vaudeville circuit, and performed in silent and soun ...

as Ruperta *

Irma Córdoba Irma Córdoba (July 20, 1913 – May 18, 2008) was an Argentine film actress of the classic era. She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films such as '' Fuera de ...

as Esther Peña *Enrique Serrano as Bebe Viñas *

Pedro Quartucci Pedro Quartucci (July 30, 1905 in Buenos Aires – April 20, 1983 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine boxer and actor. Boxing career As a featherweight professional boxing, boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxin ...

as Flaco *

Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director. Best known for his work in tango films in the Ci ...

as Roberto Campos *Juan Mangiante as Peña *Juan Porta as Trainer *Eduardo Lema as Lemos, the jockey *Vicente Forastieri as Contreras *N. Fornaresio as Peon *Lalo Malcolm as a Thug (billed as L. Malcom) *Nicolás Werenchuk as José Guzmán (billed as N. Werenchuk) *Mary Parets as Trainer's daughter *Ángel Magaña as Young Man #1 in party (uncredited) *Pedro Maratea as Young Man #2 in party (uncredited) *Margarita Padín as Young Woman in show (uncredited)

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* 1935 films Argentine musical comedy films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Tango films Films directed by Manuel Romero 1935 musical comedy films 1930s Argentine films {{musical-comedy-film-stub