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''Funes, a Great Love'' () is a 1993 Argentine
musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Raúl de la Torre Raúl de la Torre (19 February 1938, in Zárate – 19 March 2010, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director screenwriter and film producer. He was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Pobre mariposa ...
and starring
Graciela Borges Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala; June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress. Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in '' Vogue ...
,
Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor and activist. He is best known for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), El Indio in Leone's ''For a ...
,
Pepe Soriano José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (25 September 1929 – 13 September 2023) was an Argentine actor, director, and playwright. Early life Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires ...
,
Moria Casán Ana María Casanova (born August 16, 1946), known by her stage name Moria Casán, is an Argentine actress and TV personality. Casán made her theatre debut in 1971 as a model in the show Nerón Vuelve in the theater El Nacional, and later became ...
and Andrea Del Boca. It is based on a novel by
Humberto Costantini Humberto ''"Cacho"'' Costantini (April 8, 1924 – June 7, 1987) was an Argentine writer and poet whose work was influenced by Buenos Aires slang (porteño). Biography Costantini was born in Buenos Aires, the only child of Italian Jewish immig ...
. The film consists of a series of flashbacks told by one of the characters, which date back to the 1930s and take place in a brothel in a small town in Argentina.


Cast

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Graciela Borges Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala; June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress. Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in '' Vogue ...
as Azucena Funes *
Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor and activist. He is best known for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), El Indio in Leone's ''For a ...
as Bergama *
Pepe Soriano José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (25 September 1929 – 13 September 2023) was an Argentine actor, director, and playwright. Early life Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires ...
as Herminio *
Moria Casán Ana María Casanova (born August 16, 1946), known by her stage name Moria Casán, is an Argentine actress and TV personality. Casán made her theatre debut in 1971 as a model in the show Nerón Vuelve in the theater El Nacional, and later became ...
as Felisa * Andrea del Boca as Beatriz Núñez *
Rodolfo Ranni Rodolfo Ranni (born 31 October 1937 in Trieste) is an Italian-Argentine actor.Rodolfo Ranni
at the
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as Tito Izquierdo *
Nacha Guevara Nacha Guevara (born Clotilde Acosta, October 3, 1940) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from Mar de Plata, Buenos Aires province. Biography Trained as a dancer and actress, she discovered by chance a career as a singer bec ...
as Amanda *
Jairo Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include: People Association football *Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer * Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (bor ...
as Julito Diaz *
Dora Baret Dora Baret (born July 7, 1940) is an Argentine film, theatre and television actress. She was the female lead in ''Darse cuenta'' which won the 1984 Silver Condor Award for Best Film''.'' Life and work She was born Dora Barrera in 1940 in Huerta ...
as Sofía *
Beba Bidart Eliane René Schianni Bidart (stage name, Beba Bidart; April 3, 1924 – August 27, 1994), was an Argentine tango singer, actress and dancer. Eliane René Schianni Bidart was born April 3, 1924, in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by t ...
as Doña Pancha * Alfredo Zemma as Master Paladino * Juan Cruz Bordeu as Mario * Matías Gandolfo as Miguel * Antonio Tarragó Ros as Musiquero *
Susana Rinaldi Susana Natividad Rinaldi was born on December 25, 1935, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an Argentine tango singer better known as "La Tana." Her recognition is notable in various films, television appearances, theatrical performances, and in th ...
as Tana * Aníbal Vinelli *
Virgilio Expósito Virgilio, the Italian and Spanish form of Virgil may refer to: *Virgilio, Lombardy, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Borgo Virgilio in the Italian province of Mantua *Virgilio.it, a website People with the given name *Virgilio Barco Vargas (192 ...
* Daniel Binelli * Roberto Amerise * Carlos Buono *
Juan Carlos Copes Juan Carlos Copes (31 May 1931 – 16 January 2021) was an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer. He started dancing with Maria Nieves when he was 17 and she 14, and the pair later married. Copes and Nieves played a leading role ...
* María Nieves * Teresa Brandon * Carol Ilujas * María José Gabín * Argentinita Vélez * José Andrada * Carlos Broggi * Constantino Cosma *
Raúl de la Torre Raúl de la Torre (19 February 1938, in Zárate – 19 March 2010, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director screenwriter and film producer. He was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Pobre mariposa ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funes, A Great Love 1990s musical drama films 1993 drama films Argentine musical drama films Films directed by Raúl de la Torre Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro 1990s Spanish-language films 1993 films 1993 musical films