''Almafuerte'' is a 1949

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directed by

Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 in Pescara, Abruzzi, Italy – 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian - Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. ...

and written by Belisario García Villar. The film is a

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of the Argentine

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Pedro Bonifacio Palacios Pedro Bonifacio Palacios (13 May 185428 February 1917), better known by his sobriquet ''Almafuerte'', was an Argentine poet. Biography Palacios was born in San Justo, a western suburb of Buenos Aires, into a humble family. As a boy he los ...

("Almafuerte"). The film starred

Narciso Ibáñez Menta Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; August 25, 1912 – May 15, 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor. Biography Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Ibáñez Menta made his first stage appearance at the age of seven at the Teatro La Come ...

as Almafuerte and

Pola Alonso Pola Alonso (16 November 1923 – 6 November 2004 Buenos Aires) was a classic Argentine film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in the 1942 film ''Adolescencia'' and in 1955's '' Adiós muchachos''. She was the sister of Argentine a ...

Awards

''Almafuerte'' won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, given by the

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in 1950 for the best picture of the previous year. The film was also entered into the

1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949 in film, 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with histo ...

. The

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gave several awards for this film. *Best Picture:

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*Best original story: Pedro Miguel Obligado and Belisario García Villar *Best Actor:

*Best supporting actress: Eva Caselli *Best child interpretation: Panchito Lombard *Special mentions: Alberto Etchebehere (director of photography), Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrrio (music), Mario Fezia (camera), José María Paleo (sound), Jorge Garate (montage) Alberto Curchi (camera).

Other cast

*Eva Caselli *Federico Mansilla *Juan Bono *Pedro Pompillo *Fernando Labat *Adolfo Linvel *Ricardo Viana

References

External links

* 1949 films Argentine historical drama films Argentine biographical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis César Amadori 1940s historical drama films Argentine black-and-white films 1940s biographical drama films 1949 drama films 1940s Argentine films {{bio-film-stub