Underplayed Gems

Los Chantas (1975)

Los Chantas poster
Original title
Los chantas
Directed by
José A. Martínez Suárez
Genre
comedy film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
2h 07m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a group of people who are chatty and boastful, often avoiding paying their debts. It is a comedy set in Argentina.

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What happens

Los chantas es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por José Martínez Suárez según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Gius según el libro de Norberto Aroldi que se estrenó el 3 de abril de 1975 y que tuvo como actores principales a Norberto Aroldi, Olinda Bozán, Alicia Bruzzo y María Concepción César. Aníbal Di Salvo, el futuro director de cine, fue el director de fotografía. El título hace referencia al vocablo lunfardo "chanta", que proviene del genovés ciantapuffi' cuyo significado literal es plantaclavos -clavo en el sentido de deuda incobrable- significa individuo charlatán y jactancioso, así como aquel que no paga sus deudas.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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