The Guitar of Gardel

The Guitar of Gardel (Spanish:La guitarra de Gardel) is a 1949 Argentine-Spanish musical film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Agustín Irusta, Carmen Sevilla and Antonio Casal. The film is based on the life of the tango star Carlos Gardel.[1]

The Guitar of Gardel
Image poster
Directed byLeón Klimovsky
Written by
  • León Klimovsky
  • Manuel Villegas López
Produced byAlberto Soifer
Starring
CinematographyEmilio Foriscot
Edited bySara Ontañón
Music by
  • Fernando Carrascosa
  • Alberto Soifer
Production
company
Lais
Release date
22 December 1949
Running time
85 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Raul, who has a magnificent voice, was orphaned as a child and has been educated by Felipe, a musician who encourages him to work with his voice. He advises him to get publicity by looking for a guitar that belonged to Carlos Gardel. He does so in Buenos Aires, Mexico and Spain while he is reaping success, besides finding love.

Cast
  • Agustín Irusta as Raúl Armada
  • Carmen Sevilla as Carmelilla
  • Antonio Casal as Paco
  • Jorge Cardoso as Tito
  • Trini Montero as Clarita
  • Héctor Pontón
  • Juana Mansó as Señorita Menchioti
  • Santiago Rivero as Antequera
  • Ana María Olaria as Novia
  • César Fiaschi as Don Felipe
  • Manuel Arbó as Borracho
  • Manuel Requena as Rodríguez
  • Manuel Guitián as Ropavejero
  • María de la Vega
  • Casimiro Hurtado as Cantante argentino
  • Horacio Llamas
  • Julio Ballesteros
  • Beni Deus as Serafín Rodríguez
  • José Villasante as Novio
  • Guillermo Cereceda
  • Aníbal Vela as Empresario
  • Dante Tulián as Músico
  • Hebe Dolián
  • María López Morante
  • Manuel de Juan as Dueño del hotel
  • Miguel de los Reyes

Reception

Fotogramas magazine commented on the film (translated from Spanish):

"Aged musical comedy built to the measure of the then famous Argentine singer Agustín Irusta. The slight plot anecdote, the search for a guitar that would have belonged to Carlos Gardel, is a mere pretext for the usual repertoire of tangos and the occasional sevillana. Everything takes place within the limits of zero imagination."[2]

References
  1. Washabaugh p.65
  2. "La Guitarra de Gardel" (in Spanish). Fotogramas.es. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

Bibliography
  • William Washabaugh. The Passion of Music and Dance. Berg, 1998.


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