The Favorite (1935 film) explained
The Favorite (Spanish:El caballo del pueblo) is a 1935 Argentine musical film comedy directed and written by Manuel Romero with Luis Bayón Herrera.[1] It is a tango film and premiered on August 15, 1935.
The cinematography and editing was performed by Francisco Múgica.
Main cast
- Olinda Bozán as Ruperta
- Irma Córdoba as Esther Peña
- Enrique Serrano as Bebe Viñas
- Pedro Quartucci as Flaco
- Juan Carlos Thorry as Roberto Campos
- Juan Mangiante as Peña
- Juan Porta as Trainer
- Eduardo Lema as Lemos, the jockey
- Vicente Forastieri as Contreras
- N. Fornaresio as Peon
- Lalo Malcolm as a Thug (billed as L. Malcom)
- Nicolás Werenchuk as José Guzmán (billed as N. Werenchuk)
- Mary Parets as Trainer's daughter
- Ángel Magaña as Young Man #1 in party (uncredited)
- Pedro Maratea as Young Man #2 in party (uncredited)
- Margarita Padín as Young Woman in show (uncredited)
Notes and References
- Book: Thompson, Currie K. . Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision . 2014-05-28 . Cambria Press . 978-1-60497-879-7 . en . A third, El caballo del pueblo (The people's horse; Manuel Romero, 1935) depicts a father, Gerardo Peña (Juan Mangiante), who forces his daughter Esther (Irma Córdoba) to become engaged to his dishonest associate (Enrique Serrano)..
