El Ayudante

El Ayudante
Directed byMario David
Written byMario David, Bernardo Kordon
Starring
CinematographyAníbal Di Salvo
Edited byOscar Pariso
Music byVíctor Proncet
Release date
  • 25 March 1971 (1971-03-25)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

El Ayudante (English: The Helper) is a 1971 Argentine drama film directed and written by Mario David on his directorial debut, and starring Pepe Soriano, José Slavin and Enrique Fava. The screenplay, about a truck driver who befriends a young deaf man, was written by David, based on the book El sordomudo by the author Bernardo Kordon. The film premiered on 25 March 1971 in Buenos Aires, and was both a box office success and critically acclaimed.