''Fantasmas en Buenos Aires'' (''Ghosts in Buenos Aires'') is a

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Argentine

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

of the

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, directed by

Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo (''Discepolín'') (11 March 1901 – 27 December 1951) was an Argentine tango (music), tango and Milonga (music), milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like ''Cambalache'' and many others performed by s ...

and starring

Pepe Arias Pepe Arias (''José Pablo Arias Martinez''; 16 January 1900 – 23 February 1967) was an Argentine people, Argentine actor and comedian, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Early years José Pablo Arias Martinez was ...

Production

The 89-minute film was shot in black and white for

Argentina Sono Film Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. is an entertainment company based in Buenos Aires that was one of the most important studios during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1930s–1950s, as well as the only one to have survived the period. In i ...

, directed by

. It was the first film for which he was sole director. It starred

María Esther Buschiazzo María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379. Since the beginning of the century he began making works by g ...

and Chela Cordero. Mario Maurano wrote the music.

Synopsis

The writers, Manuel A. Meaños, Enrique Santos and Marcelo Menasche Discépolo, based the film on a strange story that circulated in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

around 1940. It told of an apparition in the form of a beautiful and enigmatic girl (Buschiazzo) who danced one night with the cashier (Arias) of a large commercial firm. She apparently had returned from the beyond, and would again fade into the shadows.

Reception

The film has been called one of the most original and compelling films of the trajectory of the great comedian, Pepe Arias.

Full cast

The full cast was: *

* Chela Cordero *

Ramón Garay Ramón J. Garay (1896–1956) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the classic era of the 1940s and 1950s. Although a familiar face of the period in films he didn't enter film until the age of 45. He appeared in ove ...

* Enrique García Satur * Carlos Lagrotta *

Zully Moreno Zulema Esther González Borbón, better known as Zully Moreno (October 17, 1920 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires – December 25, 1999 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actress, an iconic star during the Golden Age of Argentine cinem ...

* José Antonio Paonessa * Julio Renato * Casimiro Ros

References

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