The Disco of Love
# The Disco of Love

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.

## 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."

