The Life of Carlos Gardel

The Life of Carlos Gardel (Spanish: La vida de Carlos Gardel) is a 1939 Argentine musical film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Alberto de Zavalía and starring Hugo del Carril, Delia Garces and Elsa O'Connor.^[1]

The Life of Carlos Gardel
Poster
Directed by	Alberto de Zavalía
Written by	Carlos Aden Óscar Lanata Last Reason Alberto de Zavalía
Starring	Hugo del Carril Delia Garces Elsa O'Connor Juana Sojo
Cinematography	Alberto Etchebehere
Edited by	Nicolás Proserpio
Music by	Alfredo Malerba Mario Maurano
Production company	Argentina Sono Film
Distributed by	Argentina Sono Film
Release date	24 May 1939 (1939-05-24)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Production

The film premiered in Buenos Aires on May 24, 1939. It is a biopic, portraying the life of the French-born tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) who became a popular film star in Argentina and the United States. The film was a major success, due largely to the lasting popularity of Gardel following his sudden death in an airplane crash four years before.^[2] The film boosted the careers of its stars, and was part of what became known as the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema.

Cast

• Hugo del Carril as Carlos Gardel
• Delia Garcés as Teresa
• Elsa O'Connor as Dorina
• Miguel Gómez Bao as Garabito
• Juana Sujo as Betty
• Santiago Gómez Cou
• Armando de Vicente as Pedro
• Alberto Terrones as Martinez
• Mario Pardo as Rengo Bazan
• Salvador Lotito
• Agustín Barrios
• Egle Foropón
• Herminia Mancini
• Carlos Bertoldi
• Amelia Lamarque
• Pedro Bibe
• Percival Murray
• José Herrero