''Plata dulce'' (meaning "easy money", literally "sweet money") is an

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-historic film. It was released on 8 July 1982 and directed by

Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the hi ...

, starring

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, Julio de Grazia and Gianni Lunadei. It received a Cóndor de Plata award for best film in 1983. During this historic period in Argentina, many labour rights were suspended and industrial production fell to extremely low levels, while banks started rising and

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grew practically exponentially. The result of these policy (which aimed for ''easy money'') was one of the biggest financial disasters in the country's history, producing a large loss of its industry and bringing large part of the population into poverty.A 30 años de la noche más larga - Economía: Martínez de Hoz y la patria financiera. El derrumbe de salarios y la plata dulce (spanish)
24-03-2006, '' Clarín''

Plot

Two businessmen dedicated to manufacturing and selling bathroom cabinets struggle to keep their factory running through a series of deep

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politics being pushed by the country's

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. One of them, Carlos Bonifatti, gets a chance at working in a bank and decides to stop manufacturing cabinets and dedicate fully to financial businesses which seem to be rising. The other partner, Rubén Molinuevo, sticks to the factory work. At the beginning the choice seems good for Bonifatti, who highly improves his living standards, but shortly after the tables will turn for both of them.

Cast

: Carlos Bonifatti * Julio De Grazia: Rubén Molinuevo * Gianni Lunadei: Arteche * Nora Cullen * Adriana Aizemberg * Flora Steinberg * Alberto Segado * Hernán Gené * Marina Skell: Patricia * * Ricardo Hamlin * Eduardo Alcoba * Rubén Cosenza * Max Berliner

Awards

* Premios Cóndor de Plata 1983: Best film

References

External links

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Ficha de ''Plata dulce''
Cine Nacional 1982 films Argentine comedy-drama films 1982 comedy-drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando Ayala 1980s Argentine films Spanish-language comedy-drama films {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub