Cándida (1939 Film)
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''Cándida'' is a
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
drama directed by Luis Bayon Herrera during the
Golden Age of Argentine cinema The Golden Age of Argentine cinema (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Época de Oro del cine argentino'' or other equivalent names), sometimes known interchangeably as the broader classical or classical-industrial period (Spanish: ''período clásico- ...
. The tango film premiered in
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, and starred
Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argen ...
.The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture 0521636515 John King - 2004 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''. She is one of the m ...
as Cándida *
Augusto Codecá Augusto Codecá (7 June 1906 – 7 May 1978) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.219 Selected filmography * ''Palermo'' (1937) * '' Cándida'' (1939) * '' Candida, Woman of the Year'' (1943) * ''The Three Musketeers ''The Three Muskete ...
as Jesús *
Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argen ...
as Dr. Adolfo Sánchez *
Tulia Ciámpoli Tulia Ciámpoli (7 January 1915 in Ballesteros, Córdoba, Ballesteros, Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba – 2 December 1981 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine actress, dancer, and violinist. In 1928, she became the first Miss Argentina. ...
as Esther *
César Fiaschi César Fiaschi (1891–1954) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.56 Selected filmography * ''Twelve Women'' (1939) * ''My Country's Wings'' (1939) * ''Seven Women (1944 film), Seven Women'' (1944) * ''His Best Student'' (1944) * ''Saint Can ...
as Dr. Luis Giménez * Adolfo Stray as Jacobo * Nélida Bilbao as La dactilógrafa *
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as Julia * Chiche Gicovatte as Julia * Cielito as Pepito * S. Tortorelli as Pepito * L.S. Pereyra as Augustito * Pedro González as El médico * Armando Durán as Agenciero * A. Porzio as El patotero


References


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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 Spanish-language musical drama films {{musical-film-stub