Su hermana menor

1943 film by Enrique Cahen Salaberry

April 30, 1943 (1943-04-30)

Running time

85 minutesCountryArgentinaLanguageSpanish

Su hermana menor (English: Her Younger Sister) is a 1943 Argentine romantic comedy film, directed by Enrique Cahen Salaberry on his debut.^[1] It stars Silvia Legrand, Zully Moreno, Santiago Arrieta and Oscar Valicelli. The script was written by Carlos Adén.^[2]

Plot

María (Legrand), a servant girl, idolizes her glamorous older sister Gloria (Moreno), who is a model. When they fall in love with the same man, Gloria must sacrifice herself.

Cast

Silvia Legrand as María
Zully Moreno as Gloria Morea
Santiago Arrieta as Ricardo Olmedo
Oscar Valicelli as Domingo Requena
Semillita as Pocholo
Herminia Mas as Doña Antonia
Guillermo Pedemonte
Warly Ceriani

Reception

For La Nación, it was a "comedy with a simple theme, exhibiting most pleasingly the virtue of good taste in regard to its dramatic and scenic features" while Calki in El Mundo writes: "everything is smoothly presented, resolving the conflict... by means of an abundance of dialogue. This is no doubt intended to show poetically that by keeping to the road, sentimental kitsch can be avoided.^[3]

References

^ Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989). South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers – Page 41. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. p. 41. ISBN 9780847720118.
^ "Su hermana mejor" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 551. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.