
Acting
Amelita Vargas
Born 1928-01-15 · Havana City, Cuba
Amelia Graciela Vargas Ipaneca was a Cuban actress, vedette and dancer nationalized from Argentina.
Acting credits
5.8The pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján causes the meeting of people of different classes.
La procesión
1960
NRA man is kidnapped when he is mistaken for another and his wife tries to collect a large life insurance but he reappears alive.
La obertura
1977
7.7A high society woman discovers a fiery romantic letter in a raincoat pocket seemingly written by a rumba dancer to the woman’s doctor husband. He tries to cover by saying that the letter is addressed to a more conservative friend of his, leading to rumours of his friend’s (supposed) incredible passion becoming intriguing to the local women, even the Doctor’s own jealous wife.
When My Husband Kisses
1950
8.0A young woman marries an older man on a whim; the marriage is not consummated. She falls in love with her husband's son.
Novio, marido y amante
1948
9.5Three supposed brothers ( a bolero singer, a tango singer and a mabo singer) are called for a musical magazine.
Luces de candilejas
1958
NRA young bohemian who dreams of succeeding as a painter will eventually succeed as a singer.
Música, alegría y amor
1956
6.7The celebrities who visited Luisita Escarria's photo studio in Buenos Aires for decades are countless. Sol, a young photographer, discovers there more than 25,000 unpublished negatives, an archive of incalculable value that opens a window through which to look at the true artistic epicenter of Argentinean popular culture…
Luisita Photo Studio
2019
7.8A runaway bride poses as a married woman and mother of twins to woo a suitor who only falls in love with married women.
Arroz con leche
1950
6.6Young newlywed girl about to embark on her honeymoon persuades older family friend to assist her in an extensive search for her missing husband. A road-trip full of comical misadventures ensues.
Devil in the Flesh
1947
7.0Institutional short film planned and directed by Arturo S. Mom for the First Argentine Film Festival in Mar del Plata. The film shows the technical process by which an Argentine film is produced and emphasizes the professionalism and power of the national film industry. In this way, the story explains in a pedagogical way what is a script, a frame, a camera, a set sketch and a projected background, among others, and how a scene and the soundtrack of a film are recorded.
How to Make an Argentine Film
1948
NRA rumbera falls in love with a dentist who wants to sing boleros despite her father's opposition.
¡Qué rico el mambo!
1952
7.0An employee progresses in the factory where he works by having his wife pass by an attractive Cuban singer.
Un hombre solo no vale nada
1949
10.0Spanish horror comedy from 1953.
The Hand that Squeezes
1953
5.2A killer stalks chorus girls.
The Phantom of the Operetta
1955
8.0A young provincial and two comedians replace the main actors in the theatrical performance of The Three Musketeers.
Los tres mosquiteros
1953
9.5Cándida marries a widowed millionaire. She is in full exercise of being the housewife, when her husband's daughter arrives, with the company of Amelita Vargas with 2 purposes: to find out what her father is hiding and that she marry him..
Cleopatra era Cándida
1964
9.5A young woman must alternately live with her separated parents and while her mother gives her a severe upbringing, her father amuses her with his carefree life.
Miguitas en la cama
1949
NRThe admirer of a singer does her best to see him and be with him.
¡Qué hermanita!
1951
10.0An insurance broker and his misadventures for trying to finalize a policy.
Piantadino
1950
7.0Mistakes, songs and intrigues in a mixed boarding school.
Escuela de sirenas y tiburones
1955
7.3A writer gets involved in a police case related to some jewelry belonging to a Chinese sect.
The Clover Sect
1948
7.0A couple rents a department that turns out to be owned by another person.
Romeo y Julita
1954
10.0A grumpy father has an attitude change when a young man who marries one of his daughters alters the home lifestyle.
Ritmo, amor y picardía
1955
7.0A banker's mistress falls in love with a colorful writer, but to hide the situation from him, she pretends to be the banker's daughter, which causes many complications, until the situation is cleared up for the good of the young couple.
La mujer del león
1951