By the Light of a Star

By the Light of a Star (Spanish:En la luz de una estrella) is a 1941 Argentine musical drama film directed by Enrique Santos Discépolo and starring Hugo del Carril, Ana María Lynch and María Esther Gamas. It is a tango film, an extremely popular genre during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

By the Light of a Star
Directed by	Enrique Santos Discépolo
Written by	Armando Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo
Starring	Hugo del Carril Ana María Lynch María Esther Gamas Zully Moreno
Cinematography	Adam Jacko
Edited by	Oscar Carchano
Music by	José Vázquez Vigo Enrique Santos Discépolo
Production company	Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos
Distributed by	Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos
Release date	7 May 1941 (1941-05-07)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

A successful tango singer struggles to cope with the demands and opportunities of fame.

Cast

• Hugo del Carril as Jorge
• Ana María Lynch
• María Esther Gamas
• Zully Moreno
• Cirilo Etulain
• Eduardo Sandrini
• Adolfo Stray
• Bernardo Perrone
• Carlos Lagrotta
• Julio Renato
• Adolfo Meyer
• Lina Estevez
• Sabina Vittone
• José S. Harold
• José Ruzzo
• Casimiro Ros
• Manuel Alcón
• Eduardo de Labar

Bibliography

• Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

• By the Light of a Star at IMDb