Emilio Vieyra (12 October 1920 – 25 January 2010), sometimes credited as Raúl Zorrilla, was an Argentine film director,

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, screenwriter and film producer, between 1950 and the 1990s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is mostly known for his

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and

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, which were usually grounded in the exploitation genre. Vieyra began as an actor in 1950 in the film ''Hombres a precio'' and appeared in '' Ayer fue primavera'' in 1955. He began a career as a film director in 1962, with the comedy '' Dr. Cándido Pérez, señoras'', and is most credited in this area of

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. As both actor and director he appeared in the science fiction film '' Extraña invasión'' (1965), the Gothic horror film '' Sangre de vírgenes'' (1967), the horror film '' La Bestia desnuda'' (1971), the action film '' La Gran aventura'' (1974), the comedy '' Ángel, la Diva y Yo'' (1999) and the drama '' Cargo de conciencia'' (2005), which was his last acting role and last film. Shortly after he retired from filmmaking and died in 2010, aged 89.

Filmography

As Director

* '' Dr. Cándido Pérez, señoras'' (1962) * '' Detrás de la mentira'' (1962) * '' La fin del mundo'' (1963) * '' Testigo para un crimen'' (1963) * '' María M.'' (1964) * '' Extraña invasión'' (1965) * '' Dos quijotes sobre ruedas'' (1966) * ''Placer sangriento'' (1967) * '' La bestia desnuda'' (1967) * '' Sangre de vírgenes'' (1967) * '' Villa Cariño está que arde'' (1968) * '' La venganza del sexo'' (1969) * '' Quiero llenarme de ti'' (1969) * ''La vida continúa'' (1969) * ''Gitano'' (1970) * '' Los mochileros'' (1970) * ''

Así es Buenos Aires ''This is Buenos Aires'' (''Así es Buenos Aires)'' is a 1971 Argentine musical film comedy directed by Emilio Vieyra and written by Salvador Valverde Calvo. The film starred Hugo Marcel and Víctor Bó. The tango film was premièred in Argent ...

'' (1971) * '' Simplemente una rosa'' (1971) * '' Yo gané el prode... y Ud.?'' (1973) * '' La gran aventura'' (1974) * '' Los irrompibles'' (1975) * ''Comandos azules'' (1980) * '' Comandos azules en acción'' (1980) * '' El poder de la censura'' (1983) * ''

Todo o nada After a five-year absence Benny Ibarra returned with ''Todo O Nada''. This album features collaborations with Erik Rubin, Alix, Dougie Bowne and musicians from Café Tacuba and Alex González from the Mexican Rock band Maná . The first single, ...

'' (1984) * '' Sucedió en el internado'' (1985) * '' Correccional de mujeres'' (1986) * '' Obsesión de venganza'' (1987) * '' La clínica loca'' (1988) * '' Maestro de pala'' (1993) * '' Adiós, abuelo'' (1996) * '' Cargo de conciencia'' (2005) ;Screenwriter * '' Extraña invasión'' (1965) * ''Placer sangriento'' (1967) * '' La bestia desnuda'' (1967) * '' Villa Cariño está que arde'' (1968) * '' La venganza del sexo'' (1971) * '' Sangre de vírgenes'' (1974) * '' Los irrompibles'' (1975) * ''Comandos azules'' (1980) * '' Comandos azules en acción'' (1980) * '' El poder de la censura'' (1983) * ''

'' (1984) * '' Correccional de mujeres'' (1986) * '' Obsesión de venganza'' (1987) * '' Tómame'' (inédita - 1992) * '' Adiós, abuelo'' (1996) * '' Cargo de conciencia'' (2005) ;Actor * ''Hombres a precio'' (1950) * '' Valentina'' (1950) * '' Mi marido hoy duerme en casa'' (1955) * '' De noche también se duerme'' (1955) * '' Ayer fue primavera'' (1955) * '' El tango en París'' (1956) * '' Extraña invasión'' (1965) * ''Placer sangriento'' (1967) * '' La bestia desnuda'' (1971) * '' La gran aventura'' (1974) (Cameo) * '' Sangre de vírgenes'' (1974) * '' Comandos azules en acción'' (1980) * '' Terror en el cine argentino'' (1996) * '' Argentina bizarra'' (1997) * '' Ángel, la diva y yo'' (1999) ;Producer * ''Quinto año nacional'' (1961) * '' La venganza del sexo'' (1971) * ''Comandos azules'' (1980)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieyra, Emilio 1920 births 2010 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters Argentine male writers Argentine film producers People from Buenos Aires Place of death missing