The Circus Cavalcade

The Circus Cavalcade (Spanish: La cabalgata del circo) is a 1945 Argentine musical film directed and written by Mario Soffici with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid, during the classical era of Argentina cinema. The film was shot on black-and-white stock with a monaural soundtrack. It stars Libertad Lamarque and Hugo del Carril.

The Circus Cavalcade
Directed by	Eduardo Boneo Mario Soffici
Written by	Mario Soffici Francisco Madrid
Starring	Libertad Lamarque Hugo del Carril Armando Bo Eva Duarte
Cinematography	Francis Boeniger Carlos Hernando Ralph Pappier
Edited by	Carlos Rinaldi
Music by	Isidro B. Maiztegui
Distributed by	Estudios San Miguel
Release date	May 30, 1945 (1945-05-30) (Argentina)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

In 2022, it was selected as the 52nd greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot Outline

The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the turn of the century are played out in this drama with songs.

Cast

• Libertad Lamarque .... Nita
• Hugo del Carril .... Roberto
• José Olarra
• Orestes Caviglia
• Juan José Miguez
• Armando Bo
• Ilde Pirovano
• Tino Tori
• Elvira Quiroga
• Eva Perón (as Eva Duarte)
• Ricardo Castro Ríos
• Ana Nieves
• Carlos Rivas