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Las luces de Buenos Aires

  • 1931
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Las luces de Buenos Aires (1931)
Comedy

A headhunter search for talents in the Argentinian country. He recruits two sisters for his show. But soon they will discover the big city is not made for them.A headhunter search for talents in the Argentinian country. He recruits two sisters for his show. But soon they will discover the big city is not made for them.A headhunter search for talents in the Argentinian country. He recruits two sisters for his show. But soon they will discover the big city is not made for them.

  • Director
    • Adelqui Migliar
  • Writers
    • Luis Bayón Herrera
    • Manuel Romero
  • Stars
    • Carlos Gardel
    • Sofía Bozán
    • Gloria Guzmán
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    54
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adelqui Migliar
    • Writers
      • Luis Bayón Herrera
      • Manuel Romero
    • Stars
      • Carlos Gardel
      • Sofía Bozán
      • Gloria Guzmán
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Carlos Gardel
    Carlos Gardel
    • Anselmo
    Sofía Bozán
    Sofía Bozán
    • Elvira del Solar
    Gloria Guzmán
    Gloria Guzmán
    • Rosita
    Pedro Quartucci
    Pedro Quartucci
    • Pablo Soler
    Carlos Martínez Baena
    • Empresario
    Manuel Kuindós
    • Alberto Villamil
    Marita Ángeles
    • Lily
    Vincent Padula
    Vincent Padula
    • Ciriaco
    Jorge Infante
    Jorge Infante
    • Romualdo
    José Argüelles
    • Secretario
    Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri
    Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri
    • First Guittar of Carlos Gardel
    Antoñita Colomé
    Antoñita Colomé
    Elena Bozán
      María Esther Gamas
      María Esther Gamas
        • Director
          • Adelqui Migliar
        • Writers
          • Luis Bayón Herrera
          • Manuel Romero
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        5MegaSuperstar

        Carlos Gardel first steps in movies

        Considering the poor quality of the sound and image of this film it is difficult to understand why it has not been restored yet. You need to be a real Carlos Gardel fan to enjoy it. Although speaking Spanish fluently it is difficult to understand a lot of dialogs. Even the songs are not hits except "Tomo y obligo". This was the first Carlos Gardel film for Paramount and his character does not appear in many scenes. The audiences discovered his great voice in this film and his big talent to sing tangos, asking the cinema projectionists to repeat the scene where he sings "Tomo y obligo" several times during its viewing. For very devoted fans only.

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        • Trivia
          The tile of this film refers to Charles Chaplin' "City lights". Carlos Gardel had met Charles Chaplin in 1931 in Nice, France. Talkies had recently appeared and when Chaplin's film was released in Buenos Aires, it included "musical pictures" (a kind of primitive video-clips) performed by Carlos Gardel. This gave the script writers Manuel Romero and Luís Bayón Herrera the idea for their film title.
        • Connections
          Featured in To the Heart (1996)
        • Soundtracks
          La provinciana
          Sung by Sofía Bozán

          Music by Manuel Jovés

          Lyrics by Manuel Romero

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        • Release date
          • December 6, 1931 (Finland)
        • Countries of origin
          • Argentina
          • United States
        • Language
          • Spanish
        • Also known as
          • As Luzes de Buenos Aires
        • Filming locations
          • Les Studios Paramount, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France(Studio)
        • Production company
          • Les Studios Paramount
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 25 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.20 : 1

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