Buenas noches, Buenos Aires
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Buenas noches, Buenos Aires is a 1964 Argentine
musical film
comedy directed by and starring Hugo del Carril
. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
on October 10, 1964.
Organized by Del Carril, the film reminisces over the culture of tango
films that dominated the Cinema of Argentina
in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and united tango actors such as Hugo del Carril
, Tito Lusiardo
and Virginia Luque
and Roberto Escalada
as well as starring new actors such as Palito Ortega
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
musical film
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...
comedy directed by and starring Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
on October 10, 1964.
Organized by Del Carril, the film reminisces over the culture of tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
films that dominated the Cinema of Argentina
Cinema of Argentina
The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....
in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and united tango actors such as Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
, Tito Lusiardo
Tito Lusiardo
Tito Lusiardo was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era.Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor....
and Virginia Luque
Virginia Luque
Virginia Luque born Violeta Mabel Dominguez is a retired Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976....
and Roberto Escalada
Roberto Escalada
Roberto Escalada born Aldo Roberto Leggero was a major Argentine film actor and cinema icon of the classic era....
as well as starring new actors such as Palito Ortega
Palito Ortega
Ramón Bautista Ortega Argentine singer and actor, better known as Palito Ortega. Ortega reached international fame, particularly in Latin America and Spain, during the 1960s, when Rock and Roll music was popularized among teenagers in the region.- Youth :Ortega was born to a very poor family in...
.
Cast
- Hugo del CarrilHugo del CarrilPierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
- Beba Bidart
- Los Cantores de Salavina
- Los Cinco Latinos
- Roberto EscaladaRoberto EscaladaRoberto Escalada born Aldo Roberto Leggero was a major Argentine film actor and cinema icon of the classic era....
- Néstor Fabián
- Ramona Galarza
- Roberto Grela
- Los Hermanos Abalos
- Constanza HoolConstanza HoolConstanza Hool was a dancer, actress and choreographer. She is credited as co-founder of the famous Ballet Folklorico de Mexico . She was the first woman to dance in the Taj Mahal , the Parthenon and the basilica of Santa Prisca...
- Elizabeth Killian
- Ambar La Fox
- Susy Leiva
- Virginia LuqueVirginia LuqueVirginia Luque born Violeta Mabel Dominguez is a retired Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976....
- Tito LusiardoTito LusiardoTito Lusiardo was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era.Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor....
- Ubaldo Martínez
- Mariano Mores
- Palito OrtegaPalito OrtegaRamón Bautista Ortega Argentine singer and actor, better known as Palito Ortega. Ortega reached international fame, particularly in Latin America and Spain, during the 1960s, when Rock and Roll music was popularized among teenagers in the region.- Youth :Ortega was born to a very poor family in...
- Antonio Prieto
- Los Quilla-Huasi
- Pedrito Rico
- Violeta Rivas
- Jorge Sobral
- Julio SosaJulio SosaJulio María Sosa Venturini , usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was an Uruguayan tango singer....
- Aníbal TroiloAníbal TroiloAníbal Carmelo Troilo was an Argentine tango musician.Anibal Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with social dancers during the golden age of tango , but he changed to a concert sound by the late 1950s...
- Argentinita Vélez
- Enzo Viena
- Víctor Ayos
- Antonio Prieto