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Alejandro Wehner
Alejandro Wehner was an Argentinian film director. His work included Diez segundos (1949), Rio turbio (1951) and Fierro a fondo (1952). His first film, ''Diez segundos'' (Ten Seconds), was based on Horacio Estol's 1946 book on the Argentinian boxer Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Hag .... The book was weak and Wehner was inexperienced, resulting in a disappointing film. ''Rio Turbio'' is a melodrama about miners in the remote town of Rio Turbio, communicating a patriotic message about the New Argentina. References Year of birth missing Possibly living people Argentine film directors Argentine people of German descent {{Argentina-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diez Segundos
''Diez segundos'' (''Ten Seconds'') is a 1949 Argentine film directed by Alejandro Wehner, produced by Emelco studios. The film is a boxing drama starring Ricardo Duggan, María Esther Buschiazzo, Patricia Castell, Carlos D'Agostino (voice), Delfy de Ortega, María Rosa Gallo, Oscar Valicelli and Oscar Villa. It premiered on November 23, 1949 in Buenos Aires. The film was distributed by Interamericana. Castell and Rosa Gallo would later star alongside each other in several films and television series over several decades including '' Perla Negra and '' Zíngara'' (1996). Plot The film is loosely based on Horacio Estol's 1946 ''Vida y combates de Luis Angel Firpo'', a biography of the Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo who came close to beating Jack Dempsey in 1923. In the film, a humble lad starts to learn to box to defend himself, then goes on to become a professional boxer. He is trained heavily by Oscar Villa. Duggan's love interest in the film is played by Patrica Castell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fierro A Fondo
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Horacio Estol
Horacio Estol was an Argentinian journalist and writer based in New York. From there he wrote the columns for which he was famous, writing for publications such as the '' Clarín'' newspaper or ''Autoclub'', the journal of the Automóvil Club Argentino. Estol's 1946 book on the Argentinian boxer Luis Ángel Firpo was the subject of the 1949 movie ''Diez segundos'' (Ten Seconds), directed by Alejandro Wehner. The climax comes with the fight in New York on 14 September 1923 between Firpo, called "The Wild Bull of the Pampas", with Jack Dempsey. Estol claimed that when Dempsey fell out of the ring he took more than ten seconds to climb back, thus losing the fight. However the referee, who later committed suicide, allowed the fight to continue with Dempsey declared the winner. The book was weak and the director of ''Diez segundos'' was inexperienced, resulting in a disappointing film. Estol was editor of the humorous political magazine ''Cascabel'', which first appeared on 19 November 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Ángel Firpo
Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Hagney by a decision in six in Buenos Aires. Originally declared a no decision, the bout's result was later changed to a win for Firpo. For his second bout, he traveled, in January 1918, to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he suffered his first defeat, a first round knockout at the hands of Angel Rodriguez. He put a string of six wins in a row after that, and so on November 1, 1919, he found himself challenging Dave Mills in Santiago, for the South American Heavyweight title. He lost on that occasion by a decision in 15 rounds, but then came back with a win over Andres Balsa by a knockout in round six. On April 20, 1920, he and Mills had a rematch and Firpo won the title with a first-round knockout. After one more win, he and Mills faced each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Turbio
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Year Of Birth Missing
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Possibly Living People
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Argentine Film Directors
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Argentine''. Argentina is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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