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Muchachita de Chiclana (1926)

Muchachita de Chiclana poster
Directed by
José A. Ferreyra
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Argentina
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a working-class neighborhood navigates love and hardship in 1920s Buenos Aires. The film centers on her relationships and the struggle for happiness in a modest setting.

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What happens

Muchachita de Chiclana es una película argentina en blanco y negro que se estrenó en octubre de 1926 en el cine Esmeralda. Fue dirigida por José Agustín Ferreyra sobre su propio guion y protagonizada por María Turgenova, Lolita Llopis, Florén Delbene y Álvaro Escobar.​ Su exhibición se acompañaba con la ejecución en vivo del tango Muchachitas de Chiclana, letra de José Agustín Ferreyra y música de Anselmo Aieta, inspirado en el filme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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