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La guerra gaucha (The Gaucho War)
Lucas Demare
Argentina, Drama, 1942
95 min, 35mm, Black & White
Spanish with English subtitles
An award-winning epic film, La guerra gaucha is set in the Salta Province in 1817 during ArgentinaÃÃ,Ã,¢s war for independence, when the irregular forces commanded by General MartÃn GÃemes carry out a guerrilla action against the Spanish army. The commander of a Spanish army contingent, Lieutenant Villarreal, is wounded, captured by the guerrillas, and put under the medical care of AsunciÃn, the mistress of an estancia. When she finds out from his identification papers that the Lieutenant, though serving in the Spanish army, was born in Lima, she persuades him of the justice of liberating America from Spain. The film was awarded the 1942 Silver Condor for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay from the Argentine Film Critics Association.
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901 Little Texas Ln.
Austin, TX 78745
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