---
title: 'The Candidate (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fernando Ayala'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-candidate-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179121/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Candidate (1959)

1959 · 95 min · Drama · Argentina

Original title: El candidato

## Synopsis

The Candidate is a 1959 Argentine drama film directed by Fernando Ayala and starring Olga Zubarry, Duilio Marzio and Alfredo Alcón.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fernando Ayala](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-ayala)
- **Screenplay:** [Fernando Ayala](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-ayala), [David Viñas](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-vinas)
- **Producer:** [Fernando Ayala](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-ayala)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Virtú Maragno](https://cinepixo.com/people/virtu-maragno)
- **Director of Photography:** [Américo Hoss](https://cinepixo.com/people/americo-hoss)
- **Editor:** [Atilio Rinaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/atilio-rinaldi)

## Cast

- [Duilio Marzio](https://cinepixo.com/people/duilio-marzio)
- [Domingo Mania](https://cinepixo.com/people/domingo-mania)
- [Héctor Calcaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-calcano)
- [Iris Marga](https://cinepixo.com/people/iris-marga)
- [Alberto Candeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-candeau)
- [Alfredo Alcón](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-alcon)
- [Hugo Astar](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-astar)
- [Guillermo Battaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-battaglia)
- [Olga Zubarry](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-zubarry)
- [Julián Bourges](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-bourges)
- [Orestes Soriani](https://cinepixo.com/people/orestes-soriani)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-candidate-1959
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