Nacha Regules is a 1950 Argentine period romantic drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Zully Moreno, Arturo de Córdova and Eduardo Cuitiño.[1] It was based on a 1919 novel of the same title by Manuel Gálvez and was a commercial success.[2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz. Like a number of films of the era, it embraces Peronist themes.[4]

Nacha Regules
Directed byLuis César Amadori
Written byLuis César Amadori
Pedro Miguel Obligado
Based on Nacha Regules by Manuel Gálvez
StarringZully Moreno
Arturo de Córdova
Eduardo Cuitiño
CinematographyAlberto Etchebehere
Edited byJorge Gárate
Music byJuan Ehlert
Production
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Distributed byArgentina Sono Film
Release date
  • 2 March 1950 (1950-03-02)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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Around the time of the Argentina Centennial, an aristocrat attempts to reform a prostitute he has fallen in love with. They face hostility and mockery from his upper-class friends, but remain together to build a new life together.[5]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ España p.37-38
  2. ^ Karush p.189
  3. ^ Goble p.172
  4. ^ Karush p.189
  5. ^ Karush p.189

Bibliography

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  • España, Claudio. Luis Cesar Amadori. Centro Editor de América Latina, 1993.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Karush, Matthew B. Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920–1946. Duke University Press, 2012.
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