Los Gauchos judíos (Jewish gauchos) is a 1975 Argentine film based on the novel Los Gauchos Judíos (The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas in its English version) by journalist and writer Alberto Gerchunoff. The story centers on a large group of Jews who escaped from Imperial Russia to Argentina to start a new life near the eastern border of Entre Rios province at the beginning of the 19th century.[1][2][3]

Los Gauchos judíos
Pepe Soriano and China Zorrilla in "Los Gauchos judíos"
Directed byJuan José Jusid
Written byAlberto Gerchunoff
StarringPepe Soriano
China Zorrilla
CinematographyJuan Carlos Desanzo
Edited byMiguel Pérez
Distributed byFilm Cuatro
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
110 min.
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

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  1. ^ Manrupe, Raul; Portela, Maria Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Corregidor. pp. 247–48. ISBN 9500508966.
  2. ^ Deveny, Thomas G. (2012). Migration in Contemporary Hispanic Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810885042.
  3. ^ Vohnsen, Mirna (2013). "Cinematic Jewish Women in Rural Argentina and the Representation of Argentinidad". Aigne Journal. 4. ISSN 2009-4523.

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