''Centauros del pasado'' is a 1944

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 residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

historical

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

film directed by , with a screenplay by Villar, Eliseo Montaine, and , as based upon the original historical novel by Montaine and Talice about Pancho Ramirez, a

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Argentina's Entre Ríos Province during the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Argentina, links=no) was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín a ...

, and founder of the

Republic of Entre Ríos The Republic of Entre Ríos was a short-lived republic in South America in the early nineteenth century. Comprising approximately of what are today the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, the country was founded in 1820 by the c ...

Plot

During the Argentine War of Independence, Pancho Ramirez led well-disciplined and successful forces against the Royalists, eventually founding the short-lived Republic of Entre Ríos in 1820. When opposition forces captured his wife in 1821, Ramirez was killed and beheaded during an ill-fated attempt at rescue.

Cast

Nelo Cosimi Nelo Cosimi (1894 – 5 October 1945) was an Italian-born Argentine actor and film director. He directed thirteen films including the 1936 historical gaucho film ''Juan Moreira''. He was married to the Italian-Argentine actress Chita Foras. Sele ...

* Santiago Gómez Cou *

Pedro Maratea Pedro Maratea (December 21, 1912 – July 1, 2002) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.218 Selected filmography * ''Outside the Law (1937 film), Outside the Law'' (1937) * ''Paths of Faith'' (1938) * ''Mother Gloria'' (1940) * ''Santos Vega ...

Alita Román Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román, was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-aft ...

Domingo Sapelli Domingo Sapelli (1895–1961) was a Uruguayan stage actor, stage and film actor.Finkielman p.200 After emigrating to Argentina he appeared in around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Soul of the Accordion'' (1935) * ' ...

Froilán Varela Froilán Varela (1891–1948) was a Uruguayan stage and film actor.Finkielman p.212 He spent most of his life in Argentina, where he appeared in twenty two films including the historical '' Savage Pampas'' (1945) for which he won the Silver Condo ...

Ernesto Vilches Ernesto Vilches (February 6, 1879 in Tarragona – December 8, 1954 in Barcelona) was a Spanish film actor, director and screenwriter, known for his roles in Latin films, mainly in Argentina and Mexico. He first came to the attention of cinema ...

Eloy Álvarez Eloy Álvarez (1896–1951) was an Argentine actor of the classic period of Argentine cinema. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the critically acc ...

* * * * Nelly Edison *

César Fiaschi César Fiaschi (1891–1954) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.56 Selected filmography * ''Twelve Women'' (1939) * ''My Country's Wings'' (1939) * ''Seven Women (1944 film), Seven Women'' (1944) * ''His Best Student'' (1944) * ''Saint Can ...

* Anita Jordán * * * * Juan Pérez Bilbao * * *

Accolades

In 1945, The

Argentine Film Critics Association The Argentine Film Critics Association ( es, Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina) is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the ''Silver Condor Awards'' (''Premios Cóndor ...

awarded and Eliseo Montaine the Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay.

References

External links

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''Centauros del pasado'' at Cinenacional (Spanish)
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