''Safo, historia de una pasión'' is a 1943 Argentine

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directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring

Mecha Ortiz Mecha Ortiz (née María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro; 1900–1987) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981, during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association A ...

and

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. At the

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, Ortiz won the

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for her performance as Selva in the film. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the

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in 2000, the film reached the 43rd position.

Cast

as Selva *

as Raúl de Salcedo *

Miguel Gómez Bao Miguel Gómez Bao (1894 – 17 September 1961) was a Spanish-born Argentine actor of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in films such as '' Amalia'', (1936), '' Safo, historia de una pasión'' (1943) and '' La pequeña señora ...

as Silvino *

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as Dr. Benavídez *

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as Caudal * Ricardo Canales as Delavalle *

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as Molina *

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as Teresa * Elisardo Santalla as Don Raimundo *

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as Langosta *

Olga Zubarry Olga Zubarry (30 October 1929 – 15 December 2012) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997. She made over 60 appearances in film, spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema, but is best known for her work during t ...

as Fantasma en la fiesta de Carnaval * Ilde Pirovano as Gertrudis *

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as Irene Benavídez *

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* 1943 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films based on works by Alphonse Daudet Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen Argentine romantic drama films 1943 romantic drama films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub