By the Light of a Star

By the Light of a Star (Spanish:En la luz de una estrella) is a 1941 Argentine musical drama film directed by Enrique Santos Discépolo and starring Hugo del Carril, Ana María Lynch and María Esther Gamas. It is a tango film, an extremely popular genre during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

Synopsis

A successful tango singer struggles to cope with the demands and opportunities of fame.

Cast

• Hugo del Carril as Jorge
• Ana María Lynch
• María Esther Gamas
• Zully Moreno
• Cirilo Etulain
• Eduardo Sandrini
• Adolfo Stray
• Bernardo Perrone
• Carlos Lagrotta
• Julio Renato
• Adolfo Meyer
• Lina Estevez
• Sabina Vittone
• José S. Harold
• José Ruzzo
• Casimiro Ros
• Manuel Alcón
• Eduardo de Labar

References

Bibliography

• Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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