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La Morocha (1958)

La Morocha poster
Original title
La morocha
Directed by
Ralph Pappier
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces personal and political upheaval in 1950s Argentina. Her life is intertwined with the country's turbulent events.

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What happens

La Morocha is a 1958 Argentine film, which was actually filmed in 1955. Due to the military coup d'état which ended the presidency of Juan Perón, the film was not released until 1958. The film is in black and white, directed by Ralph Pappier and written by Sixto Pondal Ríos and Carlos Olivari and the premier date was on 30 January 1958. The stars were Tita Merello, Alfredo Alcón, Luis Arata y Rolando Chávez. This was the last film of Luis Arata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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