''Silvia Prieto'' is a 1999 Argentine

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film written and directed by

Martín Rejtman Martín Rejtman (born January 3, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer and film director. He is considered to be a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, making films such as '' Silvia Prieto'' and '' The Magic Gloves''. His documentary ...

. The film stars Rosario Bléfari,

Valeria Bertuccelli Mónica Valeria Bertuccelli (born 30 November 1969) is an Argentine actress, director and writer. Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, she began her career in experimental theatre, and later worked in the San ...

, Gabriel Fernández Capello, Marcelo Zanelli, Susana Pampín, Luis Mancini and

Mirta Busnelli Mirta Busnelli (born January 13, 1946) is an Argentine actress. Awards Nominations * 2013 Martín Fierro Awards ** Best secondary actress (for ''Los vecinos en guerra ''Los vecinos en guerra'' (), also stylized as ''Vecinos en guerra'', is ...

. The musical score was composed by Capello. In 2022, it was selected as the ninth greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the

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Cast

* Rosario Bléfari as Silvia Prieto *

as Brite * Marcelo Zanelli as Marcelo Echegoyen, Silvia's ex-husband * Gabriel Fernández Capello as Gabriel Rossi, Brite's ex-husband and a poet who recently moved back from Los Angeles * Luis Mancini as Mario Garbuglia, a recent contestant on a dating show * as Marta, Brite's masseuse and a recent contestant on a dating show *

as the other Silvia Prieto * Mario Rubinacci as the Italian man * as Devi, Silvia's weed dealer * Abian Vain as Walter

References

External links

* * 1999 films 1999 comedy-drama films 1999 independent films 1990s Argentine films 1990s Spanish-language films Argentine comedy-drama films Argentine independent films Films directed by Martín Rejtman Films shot in Argentina Spanish-language comedy-drama films Spanish-language independent films {{1990s-drama-film-stub