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Fierro (film)
''Fierro'', also known as ''Martín Fierro: La Película'' (''Martín Fierro: The Movie''), is a 2007 Argentine animated film directed by Liliana Romero and Norman Ruiz. It was written by Horacio Grinberg and Roberto Fontanarrosa and based on the classic poem ''Martín Fierro'', which was written by José Hernández between 1872 and 1879. All the characters designs were created by Fontanarrosa. It was released on November 8, 2007. Summary The movie is a recreation of the first part of Argentina's classic national book, the gaucho poem ''Martín Fierro'', written by José Hernández in 1872. It tells the story of a gaucho A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ... named Martín Fierro, who is forcefully taken by the government to join the militias and fight against the i ...
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Cinema Of Argentina
Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad. The Argentine film industry has historically been one of the three most developed in Latin American cinema, along with those produced in Mexico and Brazil. Throughout the 20th century, film production in Argentina, supported by the State and by the work of a long list of directors and actors, became one of the major film industries in the Spanish-speaking world. Argentina has won eighteen Goya Awards for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film, which makes it the most awarded country. It is also the first Latin American country that has won Academy Awards, in recognition of the films ''The Official Story'' (1985) and ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' (2009). History The beginning In 1896, French photographer Eugene Py was working for the Belgian Henri Lepage and the Austrian Max Glà ...
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