Jettatore
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Jettatore is a 1938 Argentine
musical drama film
directed by Luis Bayon Herrera
. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
on August 10, 1938 and starred Tito Lusiardo
and Pedro Quartucci
.
It is a tango
musical and is based on a play by Gregorio de Laferrere
.
The cinematography
and editing of the film were performed by Francisco Múgica
, who also served as a technical advisor to the films.
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 drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Luis Bayon Herrera
Luis Bayón Herrera
Luis Bayón Herrera was Spanish film director and screenwriter who worked in Argentine film of the 1940s and 1950s....
. 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 August 10, 1938 and starred 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 Pedro Quartucci
Pedro Quartucci
Pedro Quartucci was an Argentine boxer and actor.-Boxing career:As a featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, losing against Joseph Salas in the semi-final.-Acting career:He then pursued...
.
It is a tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
musical and is based on a play by Gregorio de Laferrere
Gregorio de Laferrère
Gregorio de Laferrère was an Argentine politician and playwright.-Life and work:Gregorio de Laferrère was born in Buenos Aires to Mercedes Pereda, a local heiress, and Alfonso de Laferrère, a prominent French Argentine landowner. One of three brothers, he earned his secondary school education at...
.
The cinematography
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
and editing of the film were performed by Francisco Múgica
Francisco Múgica
Francisco Múgica was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer....
, who also served as a technical advisor to the films.
Cast
- 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....
- Enrique SerranoEnrique SerranoEnrique Serrano was an Argentine actor and comedian in the 1940s and 1950s.He appeared in many films of the 1940s and 1950s including Muchachas que estudian, Asi es la vida .He starred in some 40 films between 1935 and 1964....
- Severo FernándezSevero FernándezSevero Fernández Alonso Caballero was President of his country, Bolivia, from 1896 to 1899. He is best remembered as the last president of the 15-year period of Conservative Party hegemony ....
- Pedro QuartucciPedro QuartucciPedro Quartucci was an Argentine boxer and actor.-Boxing career:As a featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, losing against Joseph Salas in the semi-final.-Acting career:He then pursued...
- Benita Puértolas
- Alita Román
- Hilda Sour
- Alímedes Nelson
- Juan Mangiante
- José Alfayate
- María Armand
- Berta Aliana
- Nélida Bilbao
- Ely Nolby
- Enrique Mara
- Amery Darbón