''The ABC of Love'' (, ) is a 1967 Brazilian-Argentine

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Eduardo Coutinho Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho (May 11, 1933 – February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter, film producer and former reporter, known as one of the most important documentarists in Brazil. He directed and wro ...

Rodolfo Kuhn Rodolfo Kuhn (29 December 1934 – 3 January 1987) was an Argentine film director, screen writer and producer. Kuhn was born in Buenos Aires. He directed and wrote the script to the 1967 popular Brazilian film, '' El ABC del amor'' with E ...

, and

Helvio Soto Helvio Ricarte Soto Soto (February 21, 1930 – November 29, 2001) was a Chilean filmmaker, regarded as one of the most important figures in Chilean cinema during the mid-1960s and 1970s. He was also the father of prominent Chilean journalist Ri ...

. It stars

Jorge Rivera López Jorge Rivera López (19 March 1930 – 5 September 2024) was an Argentine television and film actor. Life and career Jorge Rivera López was born on 19 March 1930. During the 1980s military dictatorship, López, along with Luis Brandoni, Robe ...

and

Bárbara Mujica Bárbara Mujica (née Bárbara Moinelo Múgica; stage name Barbara Moinelo; March 13, 1944, in Buenos Aires – August 1, 1990, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film, stage, and television actress of the 1960s and 1970s. Her mother was the act ...

. The film revolves around a

suicide pact A suicide pact is an agreed plan between two or more individuals to die by suicide. The plan may be to die together, or separately and closely timed. In England and Wales, a suicide pact is a partial defense, under section 4 of the Homicide Act ...

and a marriage. The film premiered in June 1967 at the

17th Berlin International Film Festival The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1967. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Le Départ'' directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festi ...

, where it was nominated for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

. It was released in Argentina on 7 September 1967. It was also released in Brazil and later in Chile.

Cast

* Jorge Rivera López * Vera Vianna * Reginaldo Faria *

Susana Rinaldi Susana Natividad Rinaldi was born on December 25, 1935, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an Argentine tango singer better known as "La Tana." Her recognition is notable in various films, television appearances, theatrical performances, and in th ...

Federico Luppi Federico Luppi (; February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine film, television, radio and theatre actor. He won numerous awards throughout his acting career. Biography Luppi worked mostly in Argentine cinema, but also worked in Ch ...

Joffre Soares Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * ''Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ' (1963) * ''Selva Trágica'' (1964) - ...

* Héctor Pellegrini * Isabel Ribeiro * Mário Petráglia * María Luisa Robledo * Corrado Corradi * Marta Gam * Cláudio MacDowell * Gloria Pratt *

Adriana Aizemberg Adriana Aizenberg (born 1 December 1938) is an Argentina, Argentine film and television actress. She has appeared in film since the year 1967 making her debut in ''El ABC del amor''. She acted in the popular 2004 in film, 2004 Daniel Burman film ...

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* 1967 films 1967 romantic drama films 1960s Argentine films 1960s Brazilian films 1960s Portuguese-language films 1960s Spanish-language films Argentine romantic drama films Brazilian romantic drama films Chilean romantic drama films Films directed by Rodolfo Kuhn Portuguese-language drama films Spanish-language romantic drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub Spanish-language Brazilian films