''The Age of Love'' (Spanish:''La edad del amor'') is a 1954 Argentine

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directed by

Julio Saraceni Julio Saraceni (October 10, 1912 – October 12, 1998) was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades. He was an aviator as a young man, but later found a career in f ...

and starring

Lolita Torres Lolita Torres (born Beatriz Mariana Torres; 26 March 1930 – 14 September 2002) was an Argentine film actress and singer (contralto). She began her career at age 11, performing folk songs in a theater in Buenos Aires. In 1944 she began acting ...

Alberto Dalbés Alberto Dalbés (April 3, 1922 – September 14, 1983) was an Argentine film and television actor. who appeared in Argentinian and Spanish films, including horror films, giallo/ crime dramas (''Night of the Assassins'', ''A Quiet Place To Kill'') ...

and

Floren Delbene Floren Delbene (1898 – 1978 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film actor of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Ferreyra began acting for film in 1926 and made some 60 film appearances between then and his retirement in 1969 appearing in fil ...

.Plazaola p.186

Cast

as Soledad Reales "The Spark" / Ana María Rosales *

as Alberto Mendez Tejada son / Alberto Miranda *

as Alberto Mendez Tejada father *

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as Alberto Mendez Tejada grandfather * Morenita Galé as Marta Bibí *

Ramón Garay Ramón J. Garay (1896–1956) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the classic era of the 1940s and 1950s. Although a familiar face of the period in films he didn't enter film until the age of 45. He appeared in ove ...

as Mr. Mendiondo *

Mario Faig Mario Faig (1905–1984) was an Argentine film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, rad ...

as Sampietro * Luis García Bosch as Capuano *

Julián Pérez Ávila Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include: * Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer * Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer * Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian * Julián ...

as Pedro * Lina Bardo as Elvira García * Thelma Jordán as chorus girl *

Roberto Bordoni 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 ...

* Carmen Giménez as Mrs. Laura *

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as the servant of the Mendez Tejada family

References

Bibliography

* Plazaola, Luis Trelles. ''South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers''. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.

External links

* 1954 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Julio Saraceni Films with screenplays by Abel Santa Cruz Argentine musical comedy films 1954 musical comedy films 1950s Argentine films Spanish-language musical comedy films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub