The Bad Life
1973, Spanish. Directed by Hugo Fregonese.
Buenos Aires, 1920. The Franco-Argentine and Polish-Argentine mafia begin a war for the control of the traffic of women and prostitution, based on real events about the 1920s Buenos Aires Mafias war.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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- Released
- 28 June 1973
- Original title
- La Malavida
- Country
- Argentina
- Written by
- Hugo Fregonese, José P. Dominiani
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The Bad Life runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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The Bad Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 June 1973. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Bad Life, try Last Man Standing, Facing El Chapo, Killing Them Softly.
Who directed The Bad Life?
The Bad Life (1973) was directed by Hugo Fregonese and stars Hugo del Carril, Soledad Silveyra, Víctor Laplace.