MarianoLlinás’s868minuteLaflorwasoneofthehighlightsofIFFR2019;now,theArgentiniandirectorisbackwithafilmaboutItalianArgentinesingerIgnacioCorsiniThegreatestsingeroftangosandArgentineclassics,saysLlinás,who,likeinLaflor,regularlyappearsinfrontofthecamerahimselfOn9July–Argentina’sIndependenceDay–LlinássetsoffinBuenosAireswithhisregularcameramanAgustínMendilaharzutorerecord‘CorsiniinterpretaaBlombergyMaciel’,analbummadein1929bylyricistHectorPedroBlombergandcomposerEnriqueMaciel,asanodetoJuanManueldeRosas,leaderoftheArgentineConfederation
LlinásvisitstheplacesthatfeatureinthesongsandgoesinsearchofthestoriesbehindthealbumResultingingreatentertainment,withsongssuchas‘LapulperadeSantaLucia’includinglyricslike‘shewasblonde,herblueeyesreflectedthegloryoftheday,andshesanglikealark’
