''God Reward You'' (''Dios se lo pague'') is a 1948 Argentine

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directed by

Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 in Pescara, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Italy, Italy – 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian - Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argen ...

and starring Arturo de Córdova and

Zully Moreno Zulema Esther González Borbón, better known as Zully Moreno (October 17, 1920 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires – December 25, 1999 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She ...

. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, given by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1949 for the best picture of the previous year. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the

Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken is a museum of cinema of Argentina located in Buenos Aires. It was established on 1971 and holds a collection of 65,000 reels of film. History The Cinema Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created on O ...

in 2000, the film reached the 14th position. In 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine ''

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''s list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.

Plot

Nancy, a woman gambler who frequents underground casinos, who flaunts her elegance to hide her poverty while waiting for a wealthy man to appear and take care of her, talks to an old man begging at the door of a casino. Shortly after, a rich and mysterious man offers her a life of luxury, albeit far from social conventions. He does not want to marry or tell her anything about his life; In return, he offers her luxuries and everything she has dreamed of all her life. She also meet the son of a very important textile businessman, who becomes obsessed with her and begins to persecute her. He proposes that they run away together, and even steals to finance her escape to the United States. The day they were supposed to leave, the husband doesn't leave the house at the usual time and Nancy gets scared. The beggar and the husband turn out to be the same person. She decides not to leave him and instead goes to the church, where the beggar begs for alms. They both get married.

Cast

* Arturo de Córdova *

* Florindo Ferrario * Enrique Chaico *

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* Zoe Ducós * José Comellas *

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 ...

* Ramón Garay * Tito Grassi * Adolfo Linvel * José Antonio Paonessa * Enrique de Pedro * Nicolás Taricano * Aída Villadeamigo

Awards

The movie won 5 Awards from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences: * Best Film (Mejor película). * Best Director (Mejor director) * Best Actress (Mejor actriz protagónica): Zully Moreno * Best Actor (Mejor actor protagónico): Arturo de Córdova * Best Supporting Actress (Mejor actriz de reparto): Enrique Chaico In addition, the movie also won 3 academic plates and diplomas: * Sound: Tulio Demicheli, Alberto Etchebehere, Juan Ehlert, Mario Fezia and Carlos Marín. * Editing: Jorge Garate. * Filming: Roque Giacovino. The movie won the Best Argentine film award at the Hispano-American Contest of Madrid

1981 telenovela

In 1981 ATC (''Argentina Televisora Color'') broadcast the telenovela ''Dios se lo pague'' adapted by Vicente Sesso and directed by Alberto Rinaldi. The telenovela starred Víctor Hugo Vieyra,

Leonor Benedetto Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: *Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Sp ...

Federico Luppi Federico Luppi (; February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine-Spanish film, TV, radio and theatre actor. He won numerous awards throughout his acting career, including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Fest ...

, Gloria Antier, Susy Kent,

Gianni Lunadei Gianni Lunadei (May 1, 1938 – June 17, 1998) was an Italian Argentine actor. He is considered one of the most versatile actors of his generation, and is best known for his work in Argentine comedy. Biography Lunadei was born in Rome in 1938. H ...

and Juan Peña.

References

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