Catrano M. Catrani (October 31, 1910 — December 19, 1974) was an Italian-Argentine film director and producer. Catrani was born in 1910 in

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. He studied film at the

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. He emigrated to Argentina in 1937 and settled in

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, where he joined San Miguel Studios. He directed many short advertising films and documentaries, and in 1942 he completed his first major work, the comedy '' En el último piso'' with

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as the lead. His first big success was ''

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'', a ''

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'' comedy screenwritten by novelist Velmiro Ayala Gauna, with

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in the lead role as Frutos Gómez, a sardonic and astute policeman. In 1963, he directed ''La fusilación'' or ''El último montonero'', co-written with

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and with music by

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, about the bloody death of

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, which won the prize for best director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He died on December 19, 1974, in

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Filmography

As director

*'' En el último piso'' (1942) *''Llegó la niña Ramona'' (1945) *''Los hijos del otro'' (1947) *''

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'' (1948) *''Lejos del cielo'' (1950) *'' La Comedia inmortal'' (1951) *''Mujeres en sombra'' (1951) *''Codicia'' (1955) *''Al sur del paralelo 42'' (1955) *''

'' (1958) *''Álamos talados'' (1960) *''El último montonero'' (1963) *''Santiago querido!'' (1965) *''Tacuara y Chamorro, pichones de hombres'' (1967) *''He nacido en la ribera'' (1972) *''¿De quiénes son las mujeres?'' (1972)

External links

Catrano Catrani at ''cinenacional.com''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Catrani, Catrano 1910 births 1974 deaths People from Città di Castello Italian emigrants to Argentina Italian film directors Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni