---
title: 'By the Light of a Star (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Enrique Santos Discépolo'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/by-the-light-of-a-star-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186989/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# By the Light of a Star (1941)

1941 · 86 min · Drama, Music · Argentina

Original title: En la luz de una estrella

## Synopsis

By the Light of a Star is a 1941 Argentine musical drama film directed by Enrique Santos Discépolo and starring Hugo del Carril, Ana María Lynch and María Esther Gamas. It is a tango film, an extremely popular genre during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Enrique Santos Discépolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-santos-discepolo)
- **Screenplay:** [Enrique Santos Discépolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-santos-discepolo), [Armando Discépolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-discepolo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enrique Santos Discépolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-santos-discepolo)

## Cast

- [Carlos Lagrotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-lagrotta)
- [José Ruzzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-ruzzo)
- [Bernardo Perrone](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-perrone)
- [Zully Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/zully-moreno)
- [Julio Renato](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-renato)
- [Adolfo Stray](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-stray)
- [Casimiro Ros](https://cinepixo.com/people/casimiro-ros)
- [Eduardo de Labar](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-de-labar)
- [María Esther Gamas](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-esther-gamas)
- [Manuel Alcón](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-alcon)
- [Hugo del Carril](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-del-carril)
- [Adolfo Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-meyer)
- [Cirilo Etulain](https://cinepixo.com/people/cirilo-etulain)
- [Eduardo Sandrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-sandrini)
- [Ana María Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-maria-lynch)

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