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El Abuelo (1954)

El Abuelo poster
Original title
El abuelo
Directed by
Román Viñoly Barreto
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An old man reconnects with his family and confronts the changes in Argentine society. The story follows his emotional journey with his granddaughter.

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What happens

The Grandfather (Spanish: El abuelo) is a 1954 Argentine melodrama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and written by Emilio Villalba Welsh. It was based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdó and stars Enrique Muiño, Mecha Ortiz and Elsa Daniel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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