El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca

El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca
Directed byLeonardo Favio
Written byLeonardo Favio
Based onEl cenizo
by Jorge Zuhair Jury
Produced by
  • Armando Bresky
  • Walter Achugar
Starring
CinematographyJuan José Stagnaro
Edited by
  • Antonio Ripoll
  • Armando Blanco
Music byLos Wawancó
Production
company
Renacimiento Films
Release date
  • 1 June 1967 (1967-06-01)
Running time
63 minutes[1]
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Este es el romance del Aniceto y la Francisca, de cómo quedó trunco, comenzó la tristeza y unas pocas cosas más…, or simply El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca, is a 1967 Argentine romantic drama film directed and written by Leonardo Favio, based on the short story El cenizo by Jorge Zuhair Jury. The film stars Federico Luppi, Elsa Daniel, María Vaner and Edgardo Suárez.

Premise

A love story from a small town where Aniceto, accustomed to solitude, finds himself entangled in a seductive dance between the decency and sweetness of Francisca, also known as "La Santita", and the fiery allure of Lucía, his provocative muse.

Cast

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
1968 Argentine Film Critics Association Best Film El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca Won [2]
Best Actor Federico Luppi Won
Best Actress Elsa Daniel Won
Best Supporting Actor Edgardo Suárez Won

Recognition

It was selected as the 9th Greatest Argentine Film of All Time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1984, while it ranked 5th in the 2000 edition.[3]

In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by specialized magazines La vida util, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 13th position.[4]

Remake

Aniceto, a remake of the film also directed by Favio, was released in 2008.[5]

References

  1. ^ "El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca". Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  2. ^ "Argentine Film Critics Association Awards (1968)". MUBI. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La Mirada Cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
  4. ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Leonardo Favio vuelve a contar la historia de Aniceto" [Leonardo Favio retells the story of Aniceto]. Perfil (in Spanish). 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2025-08-14.