# The literature and film of drinking culture

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**Category:** Cocktail Kingdom Library\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-literature-and-film-of-drinking-culture/110 "2019-04-24T16:51:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-literature-and-film-of-drinking-culture/110/15 "2020-06-28T00:02:05Z")

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“Vida nocturna” (Night Life, 1955) Leo Fleider.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbZ0EaKTzCk)

The movie is set on a cabaret in Buenos Aires. Here you’ll find tango, some music from the caribbean, gangsters, champagne, cocktails and more. The barman that appears in a couple scenes is Santiago “Pichín” Policastro, the author of the beautiful book “Tragos mágicos” (Magical Drinks, 1955).

> **[1955 Tragos Magicos by Pichin](https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1955-Tragos-Magicos-by-Pinchin)**
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> Federico Cuco's Collection
> EUVS Collection
> Pichín ha demostrado que es un creador, y acaso en este sentido, único en el mundo. Pichín ha creado su propia línea de cócteles o "tragos", como les llama familiarmente. Muchos de éstos ya son clásicos en...

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