The Disco of Love

The Disco of Love (La discoteca del amor) is a 1980 Argentine film written and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. Part of the detective genre, the film stars Cacho Castaña and Ricardo Darín.

Summary
A police adventure about music piracy involving a detective and his assistant in a battle against a gang of criminals.

Cast

 * Cacho Castaña …Lucas Echeverry, alias Cacho Castaña
 * Mónica Gonzaga …Gloria
 * Ricardo Darín …Eddie Ulmer
 * Tincho Zabala ...Guillermo Beaudine
 * Stella Maris Lanzani …Francisca Luppo, alias Déborah
 * Carlos del Burgo ...Romeo Pérez
 * Silvia Pérez …Ángela
 * Sergio Velasco Ferrero …Walter Pardo
 * Arturo Maly …Dr. J. B.
 * Tito Mendoza …Lugosi
 * Eduardo Ruderman …Segundo de Lugosi
 * Enrique Otranto ...Segundo de Lugosi
 * Marcos Woinski …Orejas
 * Enrique Latorre...Tomás Gómez
 * Osvaldo Capiaggi
 * Alberto Ferrós
 * Luis Valles
 * Adolfo Marcos
 * Camilo Sesto
 * Ángela Carrasco
 * Tormenta
 * Isidoro Chiodi
 * Jorge Chernov …Cantor de protesta
 * Leo Rivas …Presentador
 * Adolfo Aristarain …Cameo (vendedor de disquería)
 * Franco Simone
 * José José
 * Sonia Rivas
 * Silvana Lis
 * Hernán Gené
 * Guillermo Chinetti
 * José Cantero
 * Juan Carlos Gioria
 * Elena Schiavone
 * Daniel Ripari
 * Arturo Noal
 * Alejandro Pimentel …Hombre que va al baño
 * Horacio Maira …Hombre que va al baño
 * Gonzalo Astorga …Patinador
 * Juan Ritter …Fotógrafo
 * Alejandro Arando …Fotógrafo
 * Katunga

Reception
Ángel Faretta in Convicción wrote: "It is, above all, a juicy homage to the American thriller... A fictional universe controlled down to the smallest details, as the plot... in addition to the game of references and homages already mentioned, constitutes a solid story that blends equally the most thrilling action and the most carefree humor."

La Opinión wrote: "A different comedy... in terms of its direction, it aligns with the previous ones, that's true, but here everything is different: from the good editing to the individual work of Tincho Zabala, Cacho Castaña, Silvia Pérez, Carlos del Burgo, and Tito Mendoza."

Manrupe and Portela write: "A true minor classic. And an example of how to turn a commercial product into an interesting and entertaining film. Aristarain achieves it through his screenplay and his actors, in a parody of genre cinema where Tito Mendoza's James Cagney-like performance stands out."