| Nubes de humo | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Enrique Carreras |
| Written by | Enrique Carreras |
| Starring | Alberto Castillo Mercedes Carreras María Luisa Santés Francisco Álvarez |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
| Edited by | José Gallego |
| Music by | Vlady |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producciones Vicente Marco |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Clouds of Smoke (Nubes de humo) is a 1959Argentine musical (tango) comedy film directed and written byEnrique Carreras.It stars tango singerAlberto Castillo,Mercedes Carreras,María Luisa Santés andFrancisco Álvarez and was released on 14 May 1959.[1] The film, Castillo's last, is dedicated to the memory of film directorManuel Romero.
An amateur tango student who gave up singing when he finished his degree, relapses.
The music for the film was composed byVlady. Alberto Castillo sings songs such as "Así se baila el tango".[2]Archivo de la Filmoteca notes that the film fused together influences ofTango andrumba withrock and roll and that Carreras's films "combine new rhythms and incorporate young generations".[3]
Tulio Carella said inCrítica: "A long story is told inNubes de humo. The film is minor and poorly plotted. It does, however, offer a few moments of excitement and some not-too-old-fashioned jokes."Jorge Miguel Couselo opined inCorreo de la Tarde that it was "another tawdry film". Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela in their bookUn diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) wrote (translated from Spanish): "Crepuscular title of a kind of cinema which tends towards more pop (there's a scene with rock and roll music) and which repeats scenes in a framework of falsehood."[4]