Argentinísima is a 1972

1972 in film

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  Argentine

Argentina

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 musical

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 documentary film

Documentary film

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 directed by Fernando Ayala

Fernando Ayala

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 and Héctor Olivera

Héctor Olivera

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 written by Félix Luna

Félix Luna

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. The film premiered on 8 July 1972 in Buenos Aires

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The film consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic locations throughout the country.

Argentinísima II

Argentinísima II

Argentinísima II is a 1973 Argentine musical documentary film directed and written by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera. It is the sequel to the 1972 Argentinísima...

 was released the following year in 1973.

Cast

• Santiago Ayala
• Jorge Cafrune
  Jorge Cafrune
  Jorge Antonio Cafrune was one of the most popular Argentinian folklorist singers of his time, as well as an unflagging investigator, compilator, and diffuser of the native culture.- His life:...
  
  
• Los Chalchaleros
  Los Chalchaleros
  Los Chalchaleros is an Argentine musical ensemble consisting today of four men. The group was established in 1948 in the northern province of Salta. It is named after a local song-bird, the chalchalero....
  
  
• Tránsito Cocomarola
  Tránsito Cocomarola
  Mario del Tránsito Cocomarola was an Argentine musician and folklorist, and is known as one of the most influential figures of chamamé...
  
  
• Jovita Díaz
• Eduardo Falú
  Eduardo Falú
  Eduardo Falú is a well-known Argentine folk music guitarist and composer.-Life and work:Eduardo Falú was born in El Galpón, a village near San José de Metán in the province of Salta, Argentina in 1923. His parents, Juan and Fada Falú, were Syrian immigrants...
  
  
• Ramona Galarza
• Horacio Guarany
• Nélida Lobato
  Nelida Lobato
  Nelida Lobato , was born Haydée Nélida Menta in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a prominent dancer and actress, considered one of the best main acts in the world. She began her career when Buddy Day, owner of the theatre Bin-Bam-Bum of Santiago, Chile, gave her the opportunity to star in his...
  
  
• Julio Marbíz
• Ástor Piazzolla
  Ástor Piazzolla
  Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
  
  
• Los Quilla-Huasi
• Ariel Ramírez
  Ariel Ramirez
  Ariel Ramírez was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions....
  
  
• Mercedes Sosa
  Mercedes Sosa
  Haydée Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout South America and some countries outside the continent. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both...
  
  
• Norma Viola
• Atahualpa Yupanqui
  Atahualpa Yupanqui
  Atahualpa Yupanqui was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered the most important Argentine folk musician of the 20th century....