Carlos A. Olivari (1902–1955) 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. ...

whose career was at its peak in the 1940s. Olivari wrote the scripts for almost 50 films between 1938 and 1965. Many films that he had written were produced even some ten years after his death. He worked with director

Francisco Múgica Francisco Múgica (10 April 1907 – 1985) was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer. He was born and died in Buenos Aires. Múgica initially began his career in film as a cinematographer in the mid-1930s but by 193 ...

including one of his earliest films ''El Solterón'' in

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, also writing the story for the

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film ''

Adolescencia ''Adolescencia'' (English language:Adolescence) is a 1942 Argentine film directed by Francisco Múgica and written by Carlos A. Olivari. The film starred Pola Alonso and Ana Arneodo Synopsis A girl falls in love with a boy arrived from the ...

''.

Selected filmography

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Los martes, orquídeas ''Los martes, orquídeas'' (''On Tuesdays, Orchids'') is a 1941 Argentine black and white comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Mirtha Legrand, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry and Nuri Montsé. It won the Argentine Best Pic ...

'' (1941) * ''

Persona honrada se necesita ''Persona honrada se necesita'' (''Honest Person Needed'') is a 1941 Argentine comedy film. Production The 77 minute black and white comedy was directed for Lumiton by Francisco Múgica, written by Carlos A. Olivari and Sixto Pondal Ríos. ...

'' (1941) * ''

'' (1942) * ''

Two Angels and a Sinner ''Two Angels and a Sinner'' (Spanish:''Dos ángeles y un pecador'') is a 1945 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Zully Moreno, Pedro López Lagar and Fanny Navarro. The film's sets were designed by art direc ...

'' (1945) *''

Cristina Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess *Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American s ...

'' (1946) *''

Five Faces of Woman ''Five Faces of Woman'' (Spanish: ''Cinco rostros de mujer'') is a 1947 Mexican musical film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Arturo de Córdova, Pepita Serrador and Ana María Campoy.Berumen p.340 The film's art direction was b ...

'' (1946) *''

The Maharaja's Diamond ''The Maharaja's Diamond'' (Spanish:''El diamante del Maharajá'') is a 1946 Chilean film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Luis Sandrini.Plazaola p.71 Cast * Guillermo Battaglia * Chela Bon * Juan Corona * Luis Sandrini Luis Sandri ...

'' (1946) * ''

Musical Romance Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra ''The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra'' (Spanish:''La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra'') is a 1947 Mexican historical comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Luis Sandrini, María Antonieta Pons and Víctor Junco. ...

'' (1947) * ''

Pasó en mi barrio ''Pasó en mi barrio'' is a 1951 cinema of Argentina, Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Tita Merello * Mario Fortuna * Mirtha Torres * Alberto de Mendoza * Daniel Tedeschi * Benito ...

'' (1951)

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* 1902 births Argentine male screenwriters 1955 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{argentina-film-bio-stub