''Una viuda difícil'' ( en, A Difficult Widow) is a

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

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directed by

Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the history of the ...

and written by

Conrado Nalé Roxlo Conrado Nalé Roxlo (February 15, 1898 – July 2, 1971) was an Argentine writer, journalist and humorist, who was born and died in Buenos Aires. He was an author of poetry, plays, film scripts and pastiches in prose, and also the director of ...

, based on his homonymous theatre play. It stars

Alba Arnova Alba Arnova (15 March 1930 – 11 March 2018) was an Italian-Argentine ballerina and film actress. Life and career Born in Buenos Aires as Alba Fossati, daughter of two Italian emigrants, Arnova studied piano at the Conservatory and enrolled ...

Alfredo Alcón Alfredo Félix Alcón (; 3 March 1930 – 11 April 2014) was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies s ...

and

Ricardo Castro Ríos Ricardo Castro Ríos (April 2, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was a classic Spanish - Argentine film actor. He came onto the scene in 1945 in the acclaimed 1945 film '' La cabalgata del circo'' in which he starred alongside two of the biggest name ...

. Music was composed by

Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

and Vassili Lambrinos created the choreography for the

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Synopsis

In the Colonial Buenos Aires a beautiful widow marries an outcast man just to spite someone else.

Cast

* Joaquín Pibernat *

Francisco López Silva Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

Mariela Reyes Mariela is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Mariela Antoniska (born 1975), Argentine field hockey goalkeeper in the national women's team (won Olympic medals in 2000 & 2004) *Mariela Castro (born 1962), the director of the Cuban ...

María Esther Podestá María Esther Podestá (1896–1983) was an Argentine actress. She starred in the 1950 film '' Arroz con leche'' directed by Carlos Schlieper. Selected filmography *''Juan Moreira'' (1936) *''Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), orig ...

Manuel Alcón Manuel Alcón (died 1962) was an Argentine film actor and musician. Alcón began acting for film in 1937 and made over 30 film appearances between then and his death in 1962. He appeared in films such as '' Almafuerte'' (1949) and ''Abuso de co ...

Lucía Barause ''Lucía'' is a 1968 Cuban black-and-white drama film directed by Humberto Solás, and written by Solás, Julio García Espinosa and Nelson Rodríguez. It was the winner of the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 6th Moscow International Fil ...

Marcela Sola Marcela is a feminine given name which may refer to: Musicians *Marcela Bovio, Mexican musician *Marcela Lucatelli (born 1988), Brazilian composer *Marcela Morelo, Argentine singer-songwriter * Marcela Rodríguez, Mexican composer Politicians ...

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* Jorge Hilton * Luis Orbegoso *

Luis de Lucía Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the originally Germanic language, Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese language, Portuguese and ...

Francisco Audenino Francisco Audenino (died 1964) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in around fifty productions, generally in supporting roles.Borrás p.32 Selected filmography * ''Our Land of Peace'' (1939) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * ''Dance of Fire'' ( ...

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Manuel Ochoa Manuel Ochoa (born October 6, 1925) was a Cuban exile musician, choral and orchestra conductor who founded the Miami Symphony Orchestra. Biography Manuel Ochoa was born on October 6, 1925, in Holguín, Cuba to Manuel Trinidad Ochoa and Caridad O ...

Sergio Villamil Sergio may refer to: * Sergius (name), Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * Sergio (album), ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * Sergio (2009 film), ' ...

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* Alberto Quiles *

Irma Villamil Irma may refer to: People * Irma (name), a female given name * Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter Places * Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village * Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune'' * Irma, Wisconsin, USA, an ...

Néstor Pérez Fernández Nestor is a given name of Greek language, Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor (mythology), Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" eomai- " ...

Amalia Lozano Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) *Princess Amalia (disambiguation), several princesses with this name Films and television series *Amalia (1914 film), ''Amalia'' (191 ...

* Angélica Marina *

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 ...

Domingo Garibotto Domingo may refer to: People *Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name *Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly cal ...

External links

* 1957 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine drama films Films directed by Fernando Ayala 1950s Argentine films Films scored by Astor Piazzolla {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub