A Story of the Nineties

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A Story of the Nineties
Directed by Hugo del Carril
Written byHugo del Carril
Produced by Ángel Zavalia
Hugo del Carril
StarringHugo del Carril
Sabina Olmos
Santiago Arrieta
Guillermo Battaglia
Cinematography Bob Roberts
Edited by José Gallego
Music by Tito Ribero
Production
company
Distributed byDistribuidora Panamericana
Release date
  • 19 May 1949 (1949-05-19)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryArgentina
Language Spanish

A Story of the Nineties (Spanish:Historia del 900) is a 1949 Argentine musical film directed by Hugo del Carril and starring del Carril, Sabina Olmos and Santiago Arrieta. The film marked del Carril's directorial debut. [1] Set in the 1890s, it was one of a number of tango-influenced films produced in Argentina.

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