''The Guitar of Gardel'' (Spanish:''La guitarra de Gardel'') is a 1949 Argentine-Spanish musical film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Agustín Irusta, Carmen Sevilla and

Antonio Casal Antonio Casal Rivadulla (10 June 1910 – 11 February 1974) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in over 50 films between 1941 and his death in 1974. Selected filmography External links * Spanish male film actors 1910 births 1 ...

. The film is based on the life of the

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star Carlos Gardel.

Plot

Raul, who has a magnificent voice, was orphaned as a child and has been educated by Felipe, a musician who encourages him to work with his voice. He advises him to get publicity by looking for a guitar that belonged to Carlos Gardel. He does so in Buenos Aires, Mexico and Spain while he is reaping success, besides finding love.

Cast

Reception

''Fotogramas'' magazine commented on the film (translated from Spanish): "Aged musical comedy built to the measure of the then famous Argentine singer Agustín Irusta. The slight plot anecdote, the search for a guitar that would have belonged to Carlos Gardel, is a mere pretext for the usual repertoire of tangos and the occasional sevillana. Everything takes place within the limits of zero imagination."

References

Bibliography

* William Washabaugh. ''The Passion of Music and Dance''. Berg, 1998.

External links

* 1949 films Argentine musical films Spanish musical films 1949 musical films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by León Klimovsky Argentine black-and-white films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-film-stub