''Cándida'' is a
1939 Argentine musical film drama directed by
Luis Bayon Herrera
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. The tango film premiered in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
and starred
Juan Carlos Thorry.
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The Argentine Nini Marshall frequently reprised several stock characters including Catita, the foul-mouthed disruptive daughter of Italian immigrants and Candida, the gallega (Spanish) maid. In Brazil, the stars of chanchada and other film genres were Oscarito and Grande Otelo, who played quite subtly with hill-billy and racial stereotypes. Comedy remained a redoubt for national and popular sentiment in the face of Hollywood, a source of pride that there was a 'we', a community, who .]
Plot
Cándida Villar is a clumsy Galician maid who speaks improperly, get a lot of troubles in all the conversations with her bosses, simple and straightforward who from night to morning becomes the most lucky woman of the word because she met a hilarious gallery of character in an art gallery.
Cast
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Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''.
Life and work
S ...
... Cándida
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Augusto Codecá ... Jesús
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Juan Carlos Thorry ... Dr. Adolfo Sánchez
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Tulia Ciámpoli ... Esther
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César Fiaschi ... Dr. Luis Giménez
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Adolfo Stray Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer)
Adolfo Faustino Sardiña (February 15, 1923 – November 27, 2021), professionally known as Adolfo, was a Cuban-born American fashion designer who started out a ...
... Jacobo
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Nélida Bilbao ... La dactilógrafa
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Lita Fernand ... Julia
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Chiche Gicovatte ... Julia
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Cielito ... Pepito
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S. Tortorelli ... Pepito
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L.S. Pereyra ... Augustito
* Pedro González ... El médico
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Armando Durán ... Agenciero
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A. Porzio ... El patotero
References
External links
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1939 films
1930s Spanish-language films
Argentine black-and-white films
Tango films
Films directed by Luis Bayón Herrera
1930s musical drama films
Argentine musical drama films
1939 drama films
1930s Argentine films
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