The Disco of Love

Not to be confused with Disco Love or I Love Disco.

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.

The Disco of Love
Spanish	La discoteca del amor
Directed by	Adolfo Aristarain
Produced by	Fernando Ayala
Release date	1980 (1980)
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

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."

External links

• The Disco of Love at IMDb