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Alias Gardelito (1961)

Alias Gardelito poster
Directed by
Lautaro Murúa
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Buenos Aires gets drawn into a life of crime. The story follows his struggles and the pressures that shape his choices.

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What happens

Alias Big Shot (Spanish: Alias Gardelito) is a 1961 Argentine drama film directed by Lautaro Murúa and written by Augusto Roa Bastos and Bernardo Kordon. The film starred Alberto Argibay, Virginia Lago and Walter Vidarte. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Picture. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 19th position. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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