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The Songstress (1946)

The Songstress poster
Original title
La maja de los cantares
Directed by
Benito Perojo
Genre
musical film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in Andalusia becomes a celebrated singer. She navigates love and local traditions.

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What happens

The Songstress (Spanish: La maja de los cantares) is a 1946 Argentine musical comedy film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Benito Perojo and starring Imperio Argentina and Amadeo Novoa. It is based on a novel by Armando Palacio Valdés. It is set in Andalusia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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