Los afincaos

Los Afincaos
Screenshot
Directed by Leónidas Barletta
Produced by Leónidas Barletta
Written by Enzo Aloisi
Bernardo González Arrilli
Starring José Álvarez
Catalina Asta
Music by Jacobo Ficher
Cinematography Mario Pagés
Edited by Ulrico Stern
Distributed by Teatro del Pueblo
Release date
 28 October 1941
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

Los Afincaos (English language:Sons of the Earth) is a 1941 Argentine melodramatic western film directed by Leónidas Barletta and written by Enzo Aloisi.

Overview

Los Afincaos (Sons of the Earth) was the first film ever produced by the major Argentine film company Teatro del Pueblo. Set in the Northern hills, the story concerns a pair of Indian brothers, leaders of their local tribe. The older of the brothers falls in love with a young school teacher, but rather than go through the courtship proceedings, he kidnaps and rapes the unfortunate girl. When she dies from grief, the younger brother avenges her death by killing his sibling.[1] The acting and staging of Los Afincaos reveals a great deal about the lack of experience at such an early stage in Argentine feature film history.

Cast

  • José Álvarez
  • Catalina Asta
  • Remo Asta
  • Juan Carlos Bettini
  • Celia Eresky
  • Juan Eresky
  • Rosa Eresky
  • Mari Galimberti
  • Mario Genovesi
  • Josefa Goldar
  • Fernando Guerra
  • Oscar Gutiérrez
  • Roberto Leydet
  • Emilio Lommi
  • Mecha Martínez
  • Olga Mosin
  • Pascual Nacarati
  • José Petriz
  • Nélida Piuselli
  • Marister Uslenghi
  • José Veneziani
Catalina Asta (pictured) is kidnapped and held hostage by a jealous brother
Director Leónidas Barletta on set with Catalina Asta and Nélida Piuselli

Release

The film premiered on 28 October 1941 in Buenos Aires.

References

  1. ↑ Losada, Matt (2018-08-01). The Projected Nation: Argentine Cinema and the Social Margins. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438470658.
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