Swan Song (1945 film)

Swan Song (Spanish: El canto del cisne) is a 1945 Argentine romantic melodrama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada and Miguel Gómez Bao. The film portrays the ultimately tragic relationship between a young composer and a more mature woman. Her performance won Ortiz the Argentine Film Academy's Silver Condor Award for Best Actress.^[1]

Swan Song
Directed by	Carlos Hugo Christensen
Written by	César Tiempo
Starring	Mecha Ortiz Roberto Escalada Miguel Gómez Bao Nicolás Fregues
Cinematography	Alfredo Traverso
Edited by	Antonio Rampoldi
Music by	George Andreani
Production company	Lumiton
Distributed by	Lumiton
Release date	27 April 1945 (1945-04-27)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Mecha Ortiz as Flora Jordán
• Roberto Escalada as Miguel Angel
• Miguel Gómez Bao as Mendoza
• Nicolás Fregues as Leopoldo Jordán
• Nelly Darén as Susana Jordán
• Juan Corona as Doctor Menéndez
• Susana Freyre as Sofía
• Rita Juárez as Beatriz
• María Armand as Dora
• Aurelia Ferrer