Jettatore | |
Director: | Luis Bayón Herrera |
Producer: | Luis Bayón Herrera |
Starring: | Tito Lusiardo Pedro Quartucci |
Cinematography: | Francisco Múgica |
Editing: | Francisco Múgica |
Music: | Alberto Soifer |
Distributor: | Lumiton |
Country: | Argentina |
Language: | Spanish |
Jettatore is a 1938 Argentine musical drama film directed by Luis Bayon Herrera. The film premiered in Buenos Aires on August 10, 1938 and starred Tito Lusiardo and Pedro Quartucci.[1] It is a tango musical and is based on a play by Gregorio de Laferrere.[2] The cinematography and editing of the film were performed by Francisco Múgica, who also served as a technical advisor to the films.
The story follows the misadventures of an individual to whom other people begin to attribute a baleful magnetic influence that brings bad luck to all those who get involved with him. This belief is the result of a superstition that was widespread in Buenos Aires at the time.