Betiana Blum Movies

A cynical former literature teacher falls for a pretty student who comes looking to him for advice in director Marcos Carnevale's tear-drenched drama. Pedro (Chete Lara) is an obnoxious, overbearing curmudgeon who lives his son Fidel (Raul Arevalo) but never has a kind word for the boy. While Pedro's best friend Gloria (Betiana Blum) tolerates her tempestuous pal's outbursts, their playful relationship takes a serious turn after Gloria is diagnosed with cancer. Meanwhile, left wing professor Pedro attempts to reconcile his feelings for pretty student Elena (Veronica Echegui), whose presence as of late has stirred long dormant romantic notions in the old man. Their lives will soon intersect with those of Argentinean orphan Santiago (Facundo Arana) and Amparo (Montse German), an eager mother to be. When Santiago's parents were killed in a car accident years ago, Gloria was kind enough to raise the boy as her own. Now, Amparo longs to adopt a child, and Santiago is willing to marry her if it means making her dream of motherhood come true. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

This Argentine homage to Hollywood of the '40s focuses on bored Patagonian housewife, Letty (Assumpta Serna), married to older Tomas (Jorge Rivera Lopez), a doctor in an Argentina seaside community. The year is 1947, and Letty spends much time at the local cinema watching American films. Then one day she meets a handsome German, Gunther (Francois-Eric Gendron), suspected by Letty and others of being a fugitive Nazi spy. Her secrets and fantasies related to Gunther eventually backfire as both police and her husband become curious about her activities. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

This comedy satirizes Latin American soap operas in following a dysfunctional family. Mama Cora is a senile woman in her 80s who lives with her oldest son and his wife. Cora manages to make life unbearable with her presence. She is asked to baby-sit for the neighbor's kids for a few hours, but the parents return to find the old woman has gone. All four of Cora's children mistakenly identify another woman's body to be that of their mother at a Buenos Aires morgue. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Andrea del Boca stars in this film as a charming orphan who has been living with an easygoing and well-loved grandfather. When he goes to the hospital due to a heart attack, she is placed with her other grandfather, a stern martinet. However, due to her great charm, not only does she win over her stern grandfather, but she enables the two grandfathers to become friends. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi