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Historia del 900 (1949)

• Director
  • Hugo del Carril
• Writer
  • Hugo del Carril
• Stars
  • Hugo del Carril
  • Sabina Olmos
  • Santiago Arrieta

  A huge hit in its native Argentina, Historia Del 900 (A Story of the Nineties) was likewise well received during its American run. The film's director was Hugo Del Carril, a former radio star who matriculated into Argentina's biggest box-office draw of the 1940s. Historia Del 900 was his first directorial effort, and an impressive debut it was (though not quite in the same league as his 1952 masterpiece La Aguas Bajan Turbias). Set in Buenos Aires at the turn of the century, the film stars Carril as a tango artist who vows revenge when his brother is killed by Guillermo Battaglia, the owner of an illegal cockfighting arena. The film boils down to a knife battle between hero and villain, but not before several romantic entanglements and lively musical numbers.