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