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El Conventillo De La Paloma (1936)

El Conventillo De La Paloma poster
Original title
El conventillo de la paloma
Directed by
Leopoldo Torres Ríos
Genre
comedy film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is an Argentine comedy set in a tenement house. It follows the colorful residents and their everyday lives and conflicts.

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What happens

El conventillo de la Paloma es una película argentina del género de comedia filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos con su propio guion según la obra teatral homónima de Alberto Vacarezza que se estrenó el 24 de septiembre de 1936 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Tomás Simari y Alicia Barrié. Es la primera película sonora de Leopoldo Torres Ríos, quien contó con la asesoría técnica de su hermano Carlos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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