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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1065

Nobleza gaucha

191560 minArgentina

Synopsis

Gaucho Juan follows a wealthy landowner to Buenos Aires after the man abducts María. Reaching the city requires an awkward journey through unfamiliar transport and streets, but rescuing her demands a direct confrontation. Rural loyalty is tested against a powerful adversary who expects wealth to protect his behavior.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 63:50
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Humberto Cairo · Public domain

Cast

Arturo Mario

María Padín

Celestino Petray

DirectorsEduardo Martinez de la Pera Humberto Cairo Ernesto Gunche

Inspirations

The film draws on the literary world of Martín Fierro and Santos Vega. Its contrast between the countryside and Buenos Aires helped make the gaucho a central figure in an early Argentine screen success.

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