''Rhythm, Love and Mischief'' (''Ritmo, amor y picardía'') is a 1955 Argentine

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

comedy film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by

Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras (6 January 1925 – 29 August 1995) was a Peruvian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the cinema of Argentina and a prominent ...

and written by Manuel Barberá. It stars Alberto Castillo, Amelita Vargas, Alfredo Barbieri and Francisco Álvarez and was released on 2 March 1958.

Plot

A cantankerous father changes his character when a young man who marries one of his daughters revolutionises the household.

Cast

* Alberto Castillo as Raúl Sierra * Amelita Vargas as Margarita * Alfredo Barbieri as Javier * Francisco Álvarez as Don Fermín Romero * María Luisa Santés as Doña Mercedes * Adrianita as Martha * Pola Neuman as Ramona *

Lilian Valmar Celia María Damestoi (27 September 1928 – 4 August 2013), better known as Lilian Valmar, was an Argentine actress and Vedette (cabaret), vedette. Biography Lilian Valmar was born in Argentina, coming of age during the country's golden period o ...

as Elvira * Sandra Verani as Paca * Héctor Armendáriz as Bernardo

Reception

La Nación ''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal ''Clarín (Argentine newspaper), Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argen ...

considered the film (translated from Spanish) "very funny, of spontaneous grace in dialogue and action.". Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela in their book ''Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995)'' wrote: "Comedy quite agile with good work by Alberto Castillo."

References

External links

* 1955 films 1950s Argentine films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Enrique Carreras Tango films 1955 musical comedy films Argentine musical comedy films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub