Abel Santa Cruz (1915 – February 4, 1995, in

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) was an

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screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

who is credited for writing nearly 130 films spanning seven decades of

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. Santa Cruz first wrote the script for a film, ''Un Señor mucamo'', in 1940 but it was not until ten years later in 1950 that his career had a breakthrough with his adaptation of the 1895

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

play, ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'' in '' Al compás de tu mentira''. In 1963 he wrote the script to the gangster comedy ''

Alias Flequillo ''Alias Flequillo'' is a 1963 black-and-white Argentine comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and written by Abel Santacruz. The film stars José Marrone and Inés Moreno. Plot The comic misadventures of a gangster wannabe. Cast * Pepe Marr ...

''. The following year he married the 21 year old Silvia Montanari. The marriage lasted a year and Montanari went on to a successful acting career. Although Abel died in 1995 his work includes 10 different TV credits in over a decade since his death. In 1969 he wrote the script to the

Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the history of the ...

film ''

El Profesor Hippie '' El Profesor Hippie'' is a 1969 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Abel Santacruz which Ayala produced with Héctor Olivera. The film starred Luis Sandrini, Roberto Escalada and Soledad Silveyra. The ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Beautiful Brummel ''The Beautiful Brummel'' (Spanish: ''El Hermoso Brummel'') is a 1951 Argentine historical comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Fidel Pintos, Delfy de Ortega and Amadeo Novoa. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1951) * '' The Age of Love'' (1954) * ''

Rebel Without a House ''Rebel Without a House'' (Spanish:''Rebelde sin casa'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Bertha Lepe and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Cast * Germán Valdés as Te ...

'' (1960) * ''

Cleopatra Was Candida ''Cleopatra Was Candida'' (Spanish:''Cleopatra era Cándida'') is a 1964 Argentine comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Niní Marshall, Juan Verdaguer and Tito Lusiardo.Plazaola p.187 Cast * Niní Marshall Marina Esther Traveso ...

'' (1964) * ''

Había una vez un circo ''Once Upon A Time There Was A Circus'' (''Había una vez un circo'') is a 1972 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras, written by Carreras and Abel Santacruz, and starring Gaby, Fofó and Miliki from the trio of Spanish clowns ...

'' (1972) * ''

Destino de un capricho ''Destino de un capricho'' is a 1972 Argentine musical comedy drama film directed by Leo Fleider Leo Fleider (October 12, 1913 in Hermanowa, Poland - August 5, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish born Argentine film director and s ...

'' (1972)

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