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Los Chicos crecen (1942)

Los Chicos crecen poster
Original title
Los chicos crecen
Directed by
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widowed father struggles to connect with his children as they grow up and seek their own paths in life. The story follows his efforts to understand and guide them through the changes of adolescence.

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What happens

The Kids Grow Up (Spanish: Los chicos crecen) is a 1942 Argentine melodrama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed and co-written by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Arturo García Buhr, Santiago Gómez Cou and María Duval. At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Arturo García Buhr won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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