The Disco of Love

The Disco of Love
SpanishLa discoteca del amor
Directed byAdolfo Aristarain
Produced byFernando Ayala
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

The Disco of Love (Spanish: La discoteca del amor) is a 1980 Argentine film written and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. Part of the detective genre, the film stars Cacho Castaña and Ricardo Darín.[1]

Summary[edit]

A police adventure about music piracy involving a detective and his assistant in a battle against a gang of criminals.

Cast[edit]

  • Cacho Castaña …Lucas Echeverry, alias Cacho Castaña
  • Mónica Gonzaga …Gloria
  • Ricardo Darín …Eddie Ulmer
  • Tincho Zabala ...Guillermo Beaudine
  • Stella Maris Lanzani …Francisca Luppo, alias Déborah
  • Carlos del Burgo ...Romeo Pérez
  • Silvia Pérez …Ángela
  • Sergio Velasco Ferrero …Walter Pardo
  • Arturo Maly …Dr. J. B.
  • Tito Mendoza …Lugosi
  • Eduardo Ruderman …Segundo de Lugosi
  • Enrique Otranto ...Segundo de Lugosi
  • Marcos Woinski …Orejas
  • Enrique Latorre...Tomás Gómez
  • Osvaldo Capiaggi
  • Alberto Ferrós
  • Luis Valles
  • Adolfo Marcos
  • Camilo Sesto
  • Ángela Carrasco
  • Tormenta
  • Isidoro Chiodi
  • Jorge Chernov …Cantor de protesta
  • Leo Rivas …Presentador
  • Adolfo Aristarain …Cameo (vendedor de disquería)
  • Franco Simone
  • José José
  • Sonia Rivas
  • Silvana Lis
  • Hernán Gené
  • Guillermo Chinetti
  • José Cantero
  • Juan Carlos Gioria
  • Elena Schiavone
  • Daniel Ripari
  • Arturo Noal
  • Alejandro Pimentel …Hombre que va al baño
  • Horacio Maira …Hombre que va al baño
  • Gonzalo Astorga …Patinador
  • Juan Ritter …Fotógrafo
  • Alejandro Arando …Fotógrafo
  • Katunga

Reception[edit]

Ángel Faretta in Convicción wrote: "It is, above all, a juicy homage to the American thriller... A fictional universe controlled down to the smallest details, as the plot... in addition to the game of references and homages already mentioned, constitutes a solid story that blends equally the most thrilling action and the most carefree humor."

La Opinión wrote: "A different comedy... in terms of its direction, it aligns with the previous ones, that's true, but here everything is different: from the good editing to the individual work of Tincho Zabala, Cacho Castaña, Silvia Pérez, Carlos del Burgo, and Tito Mendoza."

Manrupe and Portela write: "A true minor classic. And an example of how to turn a commercial product into an interesting and entertaining film. Aristarain achieves it through his screenplay and his actors, in a parody of genre cinema where Tito Mendoza's James Cagney-like performance stands out."

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CINE.AR Play page".

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