Eduardo Morera (9 January 1906 – 21 January 1997) was an

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 ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. Although his career was relatively short compared to other directors of the period, he directed 18 films between 1930 and 1943, including influential tango films such as 1937's ''

Así es el tango ''Así es el tango'' ( en, Therefore it is The Tango) is a 1937 Argentine romantic drama film musical directed and written by Eduardo Morera, based on a play by Florencio Chiarello. Starring Tita Merello and Tito Lusiardo. The film is an Ar ...

''. He worked with popular actors of the period such as Tita Merello and

Tito Lusiardo Tito Lusiardo (September 13, 1896 – June 25, 1982 in Buenos Aires) was an iconic Argentine film actor and tango singer of the classic era. Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor. He began ...

Filmography

*''Añoranzas'' (1930) *''Canchero'' (1930) *''El Carretero'' (1930) *''Enfundá la mandolina'' (1930) *''Mano a mano'' (1930) *''Padrino Pelado'' (1930) *''Rosas de Otoño'' (1930) *''Tengo miedo'' (1930) *'' Viejo smoking'' (1930) *''Yira, yira'' (1930) *''Diez canciones de Gardel'' (1931) *'' Idolos de la radio'' (1934) *''Por buen camino'' (1935) *''Ya tiene comisario el pueblo'' (1936) *''

'' (1937) *''Un Bebé de contrabando'' (1940) *'' Melodies of America'' (1941) *''Rosas de otoño'' (1943)

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* {{Argentina-film-director-stub Argentine film directors People from Buenos Aires Tango film directors 1906 births 1997 deaths