''The Songstress'' (Spanish: ''La maja de los cantares'') is a 1946 Argentine

musical comedy 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 ...

directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his ...

and starring

Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...

and Amadeo Novoa.Cavanagh p.22 It is based on a novel by Armando Palacio Valdés. It is set in

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Cast

* Vicente Ariño * Andrés Barreta hijo * Gema Castillo * María del Pilar * Mario Gabarrón * Laberinto y Terremoto * Amadeo Novoa * María Luisa Ortiz * Enrique San Miguel * Conchita Soto * Carmelita Vázquez

References

Bibliography

* Cecilia Cavanagh. ''La búsqueda de la nostalgia: afiches cinematográficos argentinos, 1934-1964''. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Pabellón de las Bellas Artes, 2006.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 musical comedy films Argentine musical comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Benito Perojo Films set in Andalusia Films based on Spanish novels Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-comedy-film-stub