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The Singer of My City
El Cantar de mi ciudad (English language: The Singer of My City) is a 1930 Argentine film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra. The film has historical significance as it was the first ever sound film produced in Argentina. The film was released on 3 October 1930.
Cast.
- Antonio Ber Ciani as Hermenegildo
- Esther Calvo as La Loba
- Alvaro Escobar as Garufa
- Felipe Farah
- Arturo Forte as Maldonado
- Lina Montiel as Marimoña
nephew Binyumen Schaechter is a composer and musical director in Yiddish and English; and niece Rukhl Schaechter is a journalist with The Forward. Her granddaughter, Esther Gottesman, teaches children Yiddish and sings on Schaechter-Gottesman's most recent release, "Fli mayn flishlang" (Fly, Fly My Kite).
References.
- Cassedy, Ellen. "Singer and Poet Gets Capitol Honor." The Forward Sep 30, 2005, p. 17
- Robinson, George. "A Real Yiddishe Mama." "