''The Circus Cavalcade'' () is a 1945

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed and written by

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Italian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Biography Mario Soffici was born in Florence, Florence, ...

with Eduardo Boneo and

Francisco Madrid Francisco "Paco" Madrid (24 February 1900 – 8 January 1952) was a Spanish critic, editor, essayist, historian, journalist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He was also a politician. Career He was born in Barcelona in 1900. Francis ...

, during the classical era of Argentina cinema. The film was shot on

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stock with a monaural soundtrack. It stars

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was an Argentine and Mexican actress and singer, became one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of cinema in both Argentina and Mexico. She achieved fame throughout Latin A ...

and

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Ca ...

. In 2022, it was selected as the 52nd greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the

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Plot Outline

The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the turn of the century are played out in this drama with songs.

Cast

.... Nita *

.... Roberto *

José Olarra José Olarra (born 1896–1948 in Bayonne, France) was an Argentine actor. Biography Olarra starred in the acclaimed Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Silver Condor-winning 1943 film ''Juvenilia (film), Juvenilia''. Other notable films i ...

Orestes Caviglia Orestes Caviglia (; November 9, 1893 in Buenos Aires – April 1, 1971 in Tucumán) was an Argentine film actor and film director of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in films such as '' La cabalgata del circo'' 1945 and '' Albe ...

Juan José Miguez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

* Armando Bo *Ilde Pirovano *Tino Tori *Elvira Quiroga *

Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until ...

(as Eva Duarte) *

Ricardo Castro Ríos Ricardo Castro Ríos (April 2, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was a classic Spanish - Argentine film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in ...

* Ana Nieves * Carlos Rivas

References

External links

* Tango films 1945 films Argentine musical films 1940s Spanish-language films 1945 musical films Films directed by Mario Soffici Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-film-stub