''The Caranchos of Florida'' ( es, Los caranchos de la Florida) is a 1938 Argentine

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directed and written by Alberto De Zavalia with Carlos Aden. The film premiered in

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and starred

José Gola José Gola (February 7, 1904 – April 27, 1939, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film actor of the 1930s. Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, Gola began acting for film in the 1934 film '' Mañana es domingo''. He began appea ...

and

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. The film is based on a novel of the same title by

Benito Lynch Benito Lynch (25 July 1885 - 23 December 1951) was an Argentine novelist and short story writer. Biography Lynch was born in Buenos Aires. He came from a family of Irish origin who settled in the Río de la Plata region since the 18th century. T ...

. It was part of the

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. In the United States release the film was distributed by Cinexport Distributing Co.

Cast

Domingo Sapelli Domingo Sapelli (1895–1961) was a Uruguayan stage actor, stage and film actor.Finkielman p.200 After emigrating to Argentina he appeared in around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Soul of the Accordion'' (1935) * ' ...

Homero Cárpena Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor born in Mar del Plata. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his work was in the late 1930s and 1940s. He starred in '' El hombr ...

* Froilán Varela * Herminia Mancini * Isabel Figlioli *

Carlos Bellucci Carlos Bellucci (1895–1953) was an Argentine actor who appeared in thirty one films during his career. He also appeared frequently on stage.Pellettieri p.66 Selected filmography * '' The Caranchos of Florida'' (1938) * '' Candida, Woman of the ...

* Miguel Ligero * Carlos Fioriti *Néstor Feria

Plot

The film deals with the conflict between a father, master of a

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, and his son, who has returned after study.

External links

* 1938 films Argentine drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1938 drama films Films directed by Alberto de Zavalía Films based on Argentine novels Films set in Argentina 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-drama-film-stub