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Los Afincaos
Los Afincaos is a 1941 Argentine melodramatic western film directed by Leonidas Barletta and written by Enzo Aloisi.
Overview
Los Afincaos (Sons of the Earth) was the first film ever produced by the major Argentine film company Teatro del Pueblo. Set in the Northern hills, the story concerns a pair of Indian brothers, leaders of their local tribe. The older of the brothers falls in love with a young school teacher, but rather than go through the courtship proceedings, he kidnaps and rapes the unfortunate girl. When she dies from grief, the younger brother avenges her death by killing his sibling. The acting and staging of Los Afincaos reveals a great deal about the lack of experience at such an early stage in Argentine feature film history.
Cast
Jose Alvarez
Catalina Asta
Remo Asta
Juan Carlos Bettini
Celia Eresky
Juan Eresky
Rosa Eresky
Mari Galimberti
Mario Genovesi
Josefa Goldar
Fernando Guerra
Oscar Gutierrez
Roberto Leydet
Emilio Lommi
Mecha Martinez
Olga Mosin
Pascual Nacarati
Jose Petriz
Nelida Piuselli
Marister Uslenghi
Jose Veneziani
Release
The film premiered on 28 October 1941 in Buenos Aires.
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