The Life of Carlos Gardel (Spanish: La vida de Carlos Gardel) is a 1939 Argentine musical film directed by Alberto de Zavalía and starring Hugo del Carril, Delia Garces and Elsa O'Connor. The premiered in Buenos Aires on May 24, 1939. The film 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. 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
References
Bibliography
Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 2003. Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.