Alberto De Zavalia (4 May 1911 – 7 May 1988 in

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) was an Argentine film director and film producer.

Biography

De Zavalía was born in Buenos Aires to a middle-class, well-off family. He completed law school but never worked as a lawyer, instead dedicating himself to movie-making, an industry that was then thriving. In 1935, he co-founded with

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the producer SIFAL, which disbanded that very same year, but each of its founders managed to debut as filmmakers: De Zavalía directed ''

Escala en la ciudad ''Escala en la ciudad'' (''A stop in the city'') is a 1935 Argentine film directed and written by Alberto De Zavalia with Carlos Aden. It was produced by SIFAL, a production company run by de Zavalia and his partner Luis Saslavsky. The produ ...

'', which he also wrote, while Saslavsky directed his second and most famous movie, ''

Crimen a las tres ''Crimen a las tres'' is a 1935 Argentine crime film directed and written by Luis Saslavsky. Main cast *Blanca de Castejón *Eduardo Berri *Malena Bravo *Héctor Cataruzza *Augusto Codecá Augusto Codecá (7 June 1906 – 7 May 1978) was an ...

''. De Zavalía went on to writer and direct '' The Caranchos of Florida'' in 1938, but came to prominence in 1939 when he was asked to adapt a biography of the recently deceased Carlos Gardel to the screen, starring

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...

. It was during production that he met actress Delia Garcés, who went on to become her wife and starred in most of his films then on. De Zavalía directed another 12 movies throughout his career, also writing the last two. He retired in 1950 from movie business, and died in 1988.

Filmography

*''El Otro yo de Marcela'' (1950) *''La Doctora quiere tangos'' (1949) *''De padre desconocido'' (1949) *''El Hombre que amé'' (1947) *''Rosa de América'' (1946) *''El Gran amor de Bécquer'' (1946) * (1944) *''Cuando florezca el naranjo'' (1943) *'' Malambo'' (1942) *''Concierto de almas'' (1942) *''20 años y una noche'' (1941) *''La Maestrita de los obreros'' (1941) *''Dama de compañía'' (1940) *''

The Life of Carlos Gardel ''The Life of Carlos Gardel'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Carlos Gardel'') is a 1939 Argentine musical film directed by Alberto de Zavalía and starring Hugo del Carril, Delia Garces and Elsa O'Connor. The premiered in Buenos Aires on May 24, 1939. T ...

'' (1939) *'' The Caranchos of Florida'' (1938) *''

'' (1935)

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