Carlos A. Petit (2 February 1913 – 18 March 1993) was an Argentine

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. ...

. He was one of the most prominent screenwriters in the

Cinema of Argentina Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad. The Argentine film industry has histor ...

, writing for over 30 films between 1941 and 1984. He wrote for acclaimed films such as Alma de bohemio (1949),

A La Habana me voy ''Off to Havana I Go'' ( Spanish: ''A La Habana me voy''), is a 1950 musical Argentine film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciammarella. It stars Blanquita Amaro and Otto Sirgo. It premiered on 28 June ...

and

Con la música en el alma ''Con la música en el alma'' (English language:With the Music in my Soul) is a 1951 Argentine musical film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and written by Carlos A. Petit. The tango film stars Francisco Canaro (also the producer) and Olga Casa ...

. (1951) and

Las Apariencias engañan ''Las Apariencias engañan'' (''Appearances can be deceiving'' in English) is a 1958 Argentinean romantic comedy film directed by Carlos Rinaldi and written by Carlos A. Petit, based on the novel by Rafael Maluenda. Cast * Perla Alvarado * An ...

(1958)

Filmography

* Las Mil y una de Sapag (1984) TV Series (writer) * El Gran Marrone (1974) TV Series (writer) *Los Muchachos de mi barrio (1970) *El Gordo Villanueva (1964) *

El que con niños se acuesta EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...

(1959) *

(1958) *Que me toquen las golondrinas (1957) *Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956) *

Cuando los duendes cazan perdices ''Cuando los duendes cazan perdices'' is a 1955 Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be resid ...

(1955) *El Millonario (1955) * Pobre pero honrado (1955) * Vida nocturna (1955) *

Casada y señorita Casada or Casàda may refer to: * Casàda, Italian cheese produced in Trentino * Casada (cheese), Italian cheese produced in Sardegna * Casada (Santo Stefano di Cadore) ''frazione'' of Santo Stefano di Cadore Santo ('saint' in various languages) ma ...

(1954) * La casa grande (1953) *

Los Sobrinos del Zorro LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...

(1952) * Ésta es mi vida (1952) *

Locuras, tiros y mambos ''Locuras, tiros y mambos'' is a 1951 Argentine film. The director is Leo Fleider, and the writer is Carlos A. Petit. Music by Silvio Vernazza, and cinematography is by Ricardo Younis. This movie starred Rafael Carret, Jorge Luz, and Zelmar ...

(1951) * '' A Cuban in Spain'' (1951) (story) * Buenos Aires, mi tierra querida (1951) * La Vida color de rosa (1951) *

(1951) *

(1951) * La Mujer del león (1951) * Buenos Aires a la vista (1950) *

La Barra de la esquina LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

(1950) * Piantadino (1950) *

El Seductor Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra (24 February 1904 – 23 March 1979), more commonly known as Chano Urueta, was a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Filmography Director *1928: '' El Destino'' *1933: '' Profanación'' *1934 ...

(1950) *

El Zorro pierde el pelo ''El Zorro pierde el pelo'' is a List of Argentine films of 1950, 1950 Argentina, Argentine film and is a black and white film directed by Mario C. Lugones on the screenplay of Carlos A. Petit which premiered on 16 of November 1950 and had starri ...

(1950) * Alma de bohemio (1949) *

Un Nuevo amanecer ''Un nuevo amanecer'' () is a Spanish tragicomedy television series created by José Corbacho which stars Yolanda Ramos. It debuted on Atresplayer on 10 March 2024. Plot The plot follows substance-abusing television personality Candela, who ...

(1942) *

Cada hogar un mundo CADA (call sign: 2ONE) is a music radio station based in outer Sydney, Australia, but licensed to Katoomba. It is operated by the Australian Radio Network. History CADA, formerly known as The Edge, is an Australian radio station licensed ...

(1942) *

Yo conocí a esa mujer ''I Knew That Woman'' (Spanish: ''Yo conocí a esa mujer'') is a 1942 Argentine film directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and starring Libertad Lamarque and Agustín Irusta. Cast * Libertad Lamarque * Agustín Irusta * Elsa O'Connor * Elvi ...

(1941)

External links

* Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters 1913 births 1993 deaths {{screen-writer-stub