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