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The Absentee (1989 Film)
''The Absentee '' () is a 1989 Argentine film directed and written by Rafael Filippelli. The film starred Verónica Castro, Daniel Greco and Ana María Mazza. Plot The story chronicles the hardships and ultimate demise of Raúl Salas, a progressive labor union leader, and his companion Muñoz, an intellectual, in the city of Córdoba. Taking place between 1973 and 1976, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of Argentina's transition from dictatorship to democracy following the election of President Héctor J. Cámpora. However, their hopes for a better future are shattered when a military coup takes place, resulting in the oppressive regime known as the National Reorganization Process, which lasted from 1976 to 1983. Cast * Ricardo Bertone * Verónica Castro Julia * Alejandro Cuevas * Daniel Greco .... Lencinas * Hugo Guzzo * Miguel Angel Iriarte * Ana María Mazza .... Elena * Pepe Novoa * Omar Rezk .... Raúl Salas * Beatriz Sarlo * Andrés Silvart * Roberto Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Filippelli
Rafael Filippelli (24 November 1938 – 22 March 2023) was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Buenos Aires, Filippelli started working as assistant director in the mid-1950s, and in 1961 he directed his first short film, ''Porque hoy es sábado''. A member of the group "Underground", together with, among others, Edgardo Cozarinsky, Néstor Lescovich, and , following the 1976 Argentine coup d'état he moved to exile in Mexico and later in Los Angeles. Returned to Argentina, in 1985 he made his feature film debut with '' Hay unos tipos abajo'', which was followed by '' The Absentee'', which entered the Moscow International Film Festival. In the 1990s, he directed a film trilogy dedicated to the city of Buenos Aires which mixed documentary and fiction. In 2007, he was awarded best director at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema for ''Música nocturna''. Filippelli was also a film critic and theorist, and serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Cuevas
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksandr ( Russian), and Alasdair (Gaelic). People with the given name Alejandro * Alejandro Alvizuri, Peruvian backstroke swimmer * Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director * Alejandro Aranda, American singer, musician, and reality television personality * Alejandro Arguello, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Avila, Mexican TV actor * Alejandro Awada, Argentine actor * Alejandro Betts, Argentine historian * Alejandro Bermúdez, Colombian swimmer * Alejandro Bustillo, Argentine architect * Alejandro Carrión, Ecuadorian poet and novelist * Alejandro Casañas, Cuban hurdler * Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Cercas, Spanish politician * Alejandro Chataing, Venezuelan architect * Alejandro Cichero, Venezuelan footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |