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Mario Soffici
Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era. Biography A native of Florence, Soffici moved to Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the film '' El Alma de Bandoneón'', working with popular actors of the period such as Libertad Lamarque in tango-based musical films. He directed some 40 films between 1935 and 1962, most notably '' Prisioneros de la tierra'' (1939) (often cited as one of the greatest in Argentine cinema), '' El Curandero'' (1955), '' El hombre que debía una muerte'' (1955) and '' Rosaura a las 10'' (1958). He directed and co-wrote with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid'' La cabalgata del circo,'' where Eva Duarte played a supporting role. He died in Buenos Aires in 1977. Filmography As director * ''Noche federal'' (1932) * '' El alma del bandoneón'' (1935) * '' La barra mendocina'' (1935) * '' New Port'' (1936) * ''Cadetes de San Martín (film)'' (1 ...
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Eduardo Boneo
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Wake Up To Life
''Wake Up to Life'' (Spanish:''Despertar a la vida'') is a 1945 Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Elisa Christian Galvé, Roberto Airaldi and Francisco de Paula. de Paula won a Silver Condor award for his performance.Hammer p.5 Synopsis A doctor begins a romance with a young woman which almost has tragic consequences. Cast * Elisa Christian Galvé * Roberto Airaldi * Francisco de Paula * Tilda Thamar * Lea Conti * Hugo Pimentel * Leticia Scury Leticia Scury, also spelled Leticia Scuri, (c. 1890 – 27 April 1950) was an Argentine actress. In 1928 she joined the Compañía Dramática de la “Casa del Arte”in Montevideo, Uruguay. She entered film in 1938 in Mario Soffici's ''Kilómetro ... * Francisco Pablo Donadío * Hugo Palomero * Humberto de la Rosa * Humberto Ferradaz Campos * Ana Nieves References Bibliography * Hammer, Tad. ''International film prizes: an encyclopedia''. Garland, 1991 . External links

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Three Men Of The River
''Three Men of the River'' ( es, Tres hombres del río) is a 1943 Argentine crime drama film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Elisa Galvé and José Olarra. The film is based on an old Argentine legend about an Aztec girl who is raped and murdered by vandals and dumped in a river. A flower blossoms at the place in which she was killed and misfortune falls upon the culprits. ''Three Men of the River'' was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 1943 in Argentina, winning five Silver Condor awards at the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, with cinematographers Leo Fleider and Francis Boeniger winning the Silver Condor Awards for Best Camera Operator and Best Cinematography respectively, and Leticia Scuri winning the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Music. At the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences awards it also won Best Director for Soffici, Best Original Screenplay, Be ...
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Cita En La Frontera
''Cita en la frontera'' is a 1940 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Libertad Lamarque. Cast *Orestes Caviglia * Floren Delbene *Maria Esther Duckse * Elisa Galvé *Eliseo Herrero *Libertad Lamarque *Claudio Martino *José Otal *Oscar Valicelli Oscar Valicelli (1 July 1915 – 11 October 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Filmography * '' La Mary'' (1974) dir. Daniel Tinayre …Ubaldo * ''Balada para un mochilero'' (1971) dir. Carlos Rinaldi …El Moncho * ''Desnuda en la arena'' ... External links * 1940 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub ...
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The Good Doctor (1939 Film)
''The Good Doctor'' ( es, El Viejo doctor) is a 1939 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici. The film premiered in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ... on January 18, 1939 and starred Enrique Muiño. Cast * Roberto Airaldi *Gloria Bayardo *Dolores Dardes *Armando Durán *Inés Edmonson * Cirilo Etulain * Ángel Magaña *Osvaldo Moreno * Enrique Muiño * Alberto Terrones * Alicia Vignoli External links * 1939 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici 1939 drama films Argentine drama films 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ...
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Kilómetro 111
''Kilómetro 111'' is a 1938 Argentine musical film drama directed by Mario Soffici. The film premiered in Buenos Aires. The film is one of several films directed by Soffici which address the social evils of historical Argentina. The film is based on Carlos Olivari's play '' La tercera invasion inglesa'' (1936), which is a fictional semi-documentary of the British railroad monopoly. The film is set in a town in central Argentina and documents the tragedy of the poverty-stricken rural farmers who are forced to sell their harvest to the railroad developers. In an attempt to avoid being exploited, the farmers send their wheat to Buenos Aires, where they unsuccessfully fail to obtain a bank loan. In the end it is down to the generosity of the station master that they are able to use the new line to transport their goods, although his generosity means that he is fired from his job. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducr� ...
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Viento Norte
''North Wind'' (Spanish: Viento norte) is a 1937 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 39th position. Cast * Camila Quiroga *Enrique Muiño Enrique Muiño (July 5, 1881 in A Laracha, Spain – May 24, 1956 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Spanish/Argentine actor who appeared in film between 1913 and his death in 1956. Born in Spain, Muiño moved to Buenos Aires and bega ... * Elías Alippi * Ángel Magaña References External links * 1937 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici Argentine Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-Argentina-film-stub ...
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Cadetes De San Martín (film)
''Cadetes de San Martín'' is a 1937 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Saldías. It stars Enrique Muiño and Elías Alippi. Cast * Ángel Magaña *Enrique Muiño * Elías Alippi * Rosa Contreras *Héctor Calcaño * Orestes Caviglia * Héctor Coire * Rosita Contreras * Blanca del Prado * Matilde Rivera *Oscar Villa Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ... References External links * 1937 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici 1930s Argentine films {{1930s-Argentina-film-stub ...
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New Port (film)
''Puerto nuevo'' (English: ''New Port'') is a 1936 Argentine tango musical film drama film directed and written by Luis César Amadori and Mario Soffici. The music was performed by Uruguayan musician Francisco Canaro. Club Atlético Puerto Nuevo, founded in 1939, takes its name from the film. Main cast *Pepe Arias * Alicia Vignoli * Charlo * Sofía Bozán *José Gola * Juan Siches de Alarcón * Haydee Bozán *Miguel Gómez Bao Miguel Gómez Bao (1894 – 17 September 1961) was a Spanish-born Argentine actor of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in films such as '' Amalia'', (1936), '' Safo, historia de una pasión'' (1943) and '' La pequeña señora d ... References External links * 1936 films Argentine musical drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Tango films Films directed by Mario Soffici Films directed by Luis César Amadori 1930s musical drama films 1930s dance films 1936 drama films 1930s Argentine films ...
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El Alma Del Bandoneón
''The Soul of the Accordion'' ( es, El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Bugliot. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema. The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta. Plot A rich countryman sends his son to the city to study. He becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a girl who wants to succeed in singing. The couple go through great sacrifice and renunciation. The film deals with themes of popular music and radio culture, and introduces the tango song '' Cambalache'', written by Enrique Santos Discépolo. Cast *Enrique Serrano *Santiago Arrieta * Gogó Andreu * Héctor Calcaño * Charlo *Dora Davis * Ernesto Fama *Miguel Gómez Bao *Libertad Lamarque * Francisco Lomuto *Pepita Muñoz *Domingo Sapelli Domingo Sapelli (1895–1961) was a Uruguayan stage and film actor.Finkielman p.200 After emigrating to Argentina he appeared in arou ...
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