The Soul of the Accordion (Spanish: El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Bugliot.^[1] It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema.^[2]

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El alma de bandoneón
Directed by	Mario Soffici
Written by	José A. Bugliot Mario Soffici
Produced by	Angel Mentasti
Starring	Enrique Serrano Santiago Arrieta
Cinematography	Francis Boeniger
Edited by	Alfredo Traverso
Music by	Enrique Santos Discépolo
Distributed by	Argentina Sono Film
Release date	20 February 1935 (1935-02-20)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

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The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta.

A rich countryman sends his son to the city to study. He becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a girl who wants to succeed in singing. The couple go through great sacrifice and renunciation.

The film deals with themes of popular music and radio culture, and introduces the tango song Cambalache, written by Enrique Santos Discépolo.^[3]

• Enrique Serrano
• Santiago Arrieta
• Gogó Andreu
• Héctor Calcaño
• Charlo
• Dora Davis
• Ernesto Fama
• Miguel Gómez Bao
• Libertad Lamarque
• Francisco Lomuto
• Pepita Muñoz
• Domingo Sapelli