Los golpes bajos

1974 Argentine film

Los golpes bajos

Directed by| Mario Sábato
Written by| Mario Sábato, Mario Mactas
Cinematography| Julio Duplaquet
Edited by| Antonio Ripoll
Music by| Eduardo Falú

Release date

| 4 February 1974

Running time

| 95 minutes
Country| Argentina
Language| Spanish

Los golpes bajos (The Low Blows) is a 1974 Argentine film directed by Mario Sábato.[1] It is a film about boxing, inspired by José María Gatica.[2] Shot in Eastmancolor, Sabato wrote the script in collaboration with Mario Mactas. The film stars Aldo Barbero, Héctor Alterio, Walter Vidarte and Ana María Picchio.[3]

The film premiered on 4 February 1974 in Buenos Aires. It is also known under the title De cara al asfalto.[4]

## Plot[edit]

Set in the early Peron era, this rise and fall of a boxer is visibly inspired by the biography of José María Gatica and his experiences.

## Cast[edit]

* Aldo Barbero
* Héctor Alterio
* Walter Vidarte
* Ana María Picchio
* Adrián Ghío
* Hugo Arana
* Onofre Lovero
* Luis Politti
* Susana Lanteri
* Rodolfo Brindisi

## Reception[edit]

Rómulo Berruti in Clarín stated that it was a film intended to be a review of the Peronist regime, using the drama of a boxer as a "pivot". El Mundo opined that it is a " film that loses by points… It feeds but it doesn't hit. It avoids but does not delve… more nostalgic than critical… immature, but with good intentions". Manrupe and Portela wrote: "Good reconstruction at times and some drama achieved".[4] Luis Trelles Plazaola in his book South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers describes Los golpes bajos as a "film of greater weight and thematic ambition".[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Los golpes bajos" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
2. ^ Maranghello, César (2005). Breve historia del cine argentino (in Spanish). Celesa. p. 196\. ISBN 978-84-7584-532-6.
3. ^ "Los golpes bajos". Cinenacional.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
4. ^ a b Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Editorial Corregidor. p. 251\. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
5. ^ Plazaola, Luis Trelles (1989). South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers. La Editorial, UPR. p. 177\. ISBN 9780847720118.

## External links[edit]

* Los Golpes bajos at IMDb

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Films directed by Mario Sábato

* Y que patatín...y que patatán (1971)
* ¡Hola Señor León! (1973)
* Los golpes bajos (1974)
* Un mundo de amor (1975)
* Los superagentes biónicos (1977)
* Los superagentes y el tesoro maldito (1978)
* El poder de las tinieblas (1979)
* Tiro al aire (1980)
* Los Parchís contra el inventor invisible (1981)
* La magia de Los Parchís (1982)
* Las aventuras de los Parchís (1982)
* Superagentes y titanes (1983)
* Al corazón (1995)
* India Pravile (2003)
* Ernesto Sabato, mi padre (2010)

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