List of Argentine films of 1979

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A list films produced in Argentina in 1979:

Argentine films 1979
TitleDirectorReleaseGenre
A - D
Adiós reino animal Juan Schröder 29 November
Alejandra, mon amour Julio Saraceni 24 DecemberComedy
La aventura de los paraguas asesinos Carlos Galettini 5 July
Cantaniño cuenta un cuento Mario David 6 December
La carpa del amor Julio Porter 5 July
Contragolpe Alejandro Doria 15 March
Cuatro pícaros bomberos Carlos Galettini 17 MayComedy
Custodio de señoras Hugo Sofovich 5 AprilComedy
De cara al cielo Enrique Dawi 3 May
Donde duermen dos... duermen tres Enrique Cahen Salaberry 12 AugustComedy
Los drogadictos Enrique Carreras 13 September
E - L
Este loco amor loco Eva Landeck 27 September
Los éxitos del amor Fernando Siro 1 March
Expertos en pinchazos Hugo Sofovich 14 JuneComedy
El Fausto criollo Luis Saslavsky 25 October
La fiesta de todos Sergio Renán 24 May
Hormiga negra Ricardo Alberto Defilippi 3 May
Hotel de señoritas Enrique Dawi 18 October
La isla Alejandro Doria 9 August
Juventud sin barreras Ricardo Montes 13 December
Las Locuras del profesor Palito Ortega 15 February
M - Z
Mannequin... alta tensión Massimo Giuseppe Alviani 1 March
Millonarios a la fuerza Enrique Dawi 12 July
Las muñecas que hacen ¡Pum! Gerardo Sofovich 27 SeptemberComedy
La nona Héctor Olivera 10 May
El poder de las tinieblas Mario Sábato 14 June
La rabona Mario David 22 March
El Rey de los exhortos Hugo Sofovich 30 AugustComedy
Los superagentes no se rompen Julio De Grazia 1 February
El último amor en Tierra del Fuego Armando Bó 11 October
Vivir con alegría Palito Ortega 12 July
...Y mañana serán hombres Carlos F. Borcosque 19 Aprildrama

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