Los hombres las prefieren viudas (Men Prefer Widows) is a 1943 Argentine film, directed by Gregorio Martínez Sierra[1] and starring Catalina Bárcena, Santiago Gómez Cou and Alita Román.[2]

The film, made by Estudios San Miguel, is based on the play of the same name by Pedro E. Pico. It premiered in Buenos Aires on July 21, 1943.[3] The film was remade in Spain in 1970, with the same title, by León Klimovsky.[4]

Plot

A single, middle-aged woman pretends to be a widow to find a husband, but the man she claims to be her deceased "husband" reappears alive, complicating her situation.

Cast

Release

The film was theatrically released in Argentina on 21 July 1943.[5]

Reception

La Nación described the film as "a nice comedy with a confident and lively execution".[6] In a review for El Mundo, Calki called it a "light and friendly comedy... there is nothing profound in its content: it is just a lightweight comedy... that inspires you to have a good time".[6]

References

  1. ^ Waldman, Harry (1996). Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3192-6.
  2. ^ "Los Hombres las prefieren viudas" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ Cuadernos hispanoamericanos, Issues 663–666 (in Spanish). Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, Centro Iberoamericano de Cooperación. 2005. p. 15.
  4. ^ ZSUZSANNA, CSIKÓS (2016-05-05). ENCRUCIJADAS: Estudios sobre la historia de las relaciones húngaro-españolas (in Spanish). Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva. ISBN 978-84-16621-29-3.
  5. ^ Cuadernos hispanoamericanos (in Spanish). 2005.
  6. ^ a b Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (1995). Un diccionario de Films Argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Corregidor. p. 287. ISBN 9789500508964.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Hombres_las_prefieren_viudas
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