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Enrique Santos Discépolo
Born March 26, 1901 · Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Died December 23, 1951 · aged 50
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Enrique Santos Discépolo was an Argentine tango composer and lyricist, author of famous tangos such as "Cambalache" and many others performed by several of the most important singers of his time, amongst them notably Carlos Gardel. He was also a film actor, director and screenwriter.
Known For
El alma del bandoneón · 1935El alma del bandoneón
★ 8.01935
MovieDramaMusic
Two brilliant tango singers struggle to the top of their profession and cope with obstacles to their personal romance.
Mateo · 1937Mateo
★ 10.01937
MovieDrama
Cars and progress made an old carriage-driver jobless and so desperate that he becomes a gangster. When his own son starts a life of crime, he repents and gives himself to the authorities. When he lives prison, he will be happy to rejoin his family, as his son repented, too.
Blum · 1970Blum
★ 8.01970
MovieComedyDrama
A businessman falls in love with a beautiful young woman, showers her with attention and turns her into a star without confessing his love to her.
Confesión · 1940Confesión
★ 7.51940
MovieDramaMusic
Group of tango musicians picks up an aspiring young chanteuse at one of their whistle stop engagements; film focuses on their collective path to stardom, romantic conflicts between the woman and two guys in the band and some peripheral crime-drama stuff.
Muñeca · 1927Muñeca
1927
MovieDrama
Mario Soffici's first introduction to film direction. Short made in 16mm, where he adapted some scenes from Armando Discepolo's script "Muñeca" as an experiment to compare the differences between theater and film. It was recorded in the dressing room courtyard of Teatro Avenida de Mendoza.
Nace un amor · 1938Nace un amor
★ 8.01938
MovieComedy
Some professional actors are unemployed due to the opinion of a theater critic, then they decide to take revenge and disguise themselves as poor tenants from a neighborhood who are hired by the same critic to perform his work.
Corrientes, calle de ensueños · 1949Corrientes, calle de ensueños
★ 9.01949
MovieDrama
Story about a humble musician who triumphs overcoming his failures and a young woman arrives in Buenos Aires from the interior of the country in search of triumph but finds death.
El pobre Pérez · 1937El pobre Pérez
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
Juan Pérez is a waiter in a luxurious place where the bachelor party of a man who is going to get married for convenience is done. When a dancer and singer with whom he was entangled, chases him, he uses Perez to get rid of her.
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El alma del bandoneón · 1935El alma del bandoneón
★ 8.01935
MovieDramaMusic
Two brilliant tango singers struggle to the top of their profession and cope with obstacles to their personal romance.
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