Federico Luppi (; February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine-Spanish

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, TV,

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and

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. He won numerous awards throughout his acting career, including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Biography

Luppi worked mostly in Argentine cinema, but also worked in

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, and the

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. He acted in almost 100 films and 50 television series from the time of his debut in 1964. His first films were

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and Psique y sexo in 1965. In 2004, he directed his first film, '' Pasos'' (''Steps''), made in Spain. His English-language films (and his work with international directors) include John Sayles' ''

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'' and '' Los pasos perdidos'', among others. He was one of

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's favorite actors, and they worked together in three of del Toro's films: '' Cronos'', ''

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'' Scott, A. O. (November 21, 2001). ''

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''. Amongst other awards he received a Konex Merit Diploma for his acting in three editions of the Entertainment Konex awards (1981, 1991 and 2001). He was also nominated in 1996 for the Goya Awards as "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for ''

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.'' Luppi acquired Spanish citizenship in June 2003. He appeared in the film '' The 33'' in 2015.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1965) * ''Psique y Sexo'' (1965) (Manuel Antin con Fernanda Mistral) * '' Todo sol es amargo'' (1966) * '' El ABC del amor'' (1967) as Toto (segment "Noche terrible") * '' El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca'' (1967, directed by Leonardo Favio) as Aniceto * ''El Derecho a la felicidad'' (1968) * ''Las Ruteras'' (1968) as Camionero * ''El Proyecto'' (1969, inedit) * '' Después del último tren'' (1969) * '' Pasión dominguera'' (1970) * '' Los herederos'' (1970) as Carlos * ''Mosaico'' (1970) as Marcelo * ''Paula contra la mitad más uno'' (1971) as Mike González * ''Crónica de una señora'' (1971) * '' La revolución'' (1973) * '' Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez'' (1973) as Juanjo * ''La flor de la mafia'' (1974) as Luis Alterio * '' La Patagonia rebelde'' (1974, directed by Hector Olivera) as Jose Font, 'Facon Grande' * '' Triángulo de cuatro'' (1975) * '' Yo maté a Facundo'' (1975) as Santos Pérez * '' Una mujer'' (1975) * '' Juan que reía'' (1976) as Sr. Baiocco * ''

Tiempo de revancha ''Tiempo de revancha'' ( English language: ''Time for Revenge'') is a 1981 Argentine crime drama film written and directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Julio De Grazia, Haydée Padilla and Ulises Dumont. It was produced by H� ...

'' (1981, directed by

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) as Pedro Bengoa * '' Últimos días de la víctima'' (1982) as Raúl Mendizábal * ''

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'' (1982) as Carlos Bonifatti * '' El arreglo'' (1983) as Luis * '' No habrá más penas ni olvido'' (1983, directed by Hector Olivera) as Ignacio Fuentes * '' Pasajeros de una pesadilla'' (1984) as Bernardo Fogelman * '' Luna caliente'' (1985) as Braulio Tennembaum * '' Cocaine Wars'' (1985, directed by Hector Olivera) as Gonzalo Reyes * '' La vieja música'' (1985, directed by

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) as Martín Lobo * '' Les Longs Manteaux'' (1986) as Garcia * ''

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'' (1986) * ''Sostenido en La menor'' (1986) * '' Malayunta'' (1986) as Bernardo * '' Los líos de Susana'' (1986) * '' El año del conejo'' (1987) as Pepé Tinelli * '' The Stranger'' (1987, directed by

) as Manager * '' La amiga'' (1988) as Pancho * ''Después del último tren'' (1989) * '' Isla se alquila por hora'' (1989) * '' I Don't Owe 100 Times (Cien veces no debo)'' (1990) as Millán * ''Flop'' (1990) as Grimlat * ''Guerriers et captives'' (1990) as Colonel Garay * '' Las tumbas'' (1991) as Espiga * '' Un lugar en el mundo'' (1992, directed by

) as Domingo * '' Matar al abuelito'' (1993) as Don Mariano Aguero * '' Cronos'' (1993, directed by

) as Jesus Gris * '' Sin opción'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995, directed by

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) as Eusebio * '' La ley de la frontera'' (1995) as El Argentino * '' Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto'' (1995) as Eduardo * '' Extasis'' (1996) as Daniel * ''

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'' (1996, directed by

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) as Raul Ferraro * '' Martín (Hache)'' (1997, directed by

) as Martín * '' Bajo Bandera'' (1997, directed by

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) as Coronel Hellman * ''

'' (1997) as Dr. Fuentes * '' Frontera Sur'' (1998) as Ciriaco Maidana * '' Lisboa'' (1999, directed by Antonio Hernández) as José Luis * '' Las huellas borradas'' (1999, directed by Enrique Gabriel Lipschutz) as Manuel Perea * '' Divertimento'' (2000) as Daniel Osantos * '' Rosarigasinos'' (2001) as Tito * '' El espinazo del diablo'' (2001, directed by

) as Dr. Casares * '' Los pasos perdidos'' (2001) as Bruno Leardi * ''El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso'' (2002) as Consul * '' El último tren'' (2002, directed by Diego Arsuaga) as Pepe * '' La balsa de piedra'' (2002) as Pedro * '' Lugares comunes'' (2002, directed by

) as Fernando Robles * '' Machuca'' (2004, directed by Andrés Wood) as Roberto Ochagavía * '' Incautos'' (2004, directed by

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) as Federico * ''Pasos'' (2005) as Amigo de José * '' Elsa & Fred'' (2005) as Pablo * '' El viento'' (2005, directed by

) as Frank Osorio * '' El buen destino'' (2005, directed by Leonor Benedetto) as Manuel * ''

'' (2006, directed by

) as Rey * ''La distancia'' (2006) as Entrenador * '' Cara de queso'' (2006, directed by Ariel Winograd) as Sr. Guerchuni * '' La habitación de Fermat'' (2007, directed by Luis Piedrahita and

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) as Fermat * '' El último justo'' (2007, directed by Manuel Carballo) as El Hombre del Puzzle * '' La luna en botella'' (2007, directed by Grojo) as Rubén Cumplido * '' Ese beso'' (2008, Short, directed by Kamala López) * '' Que parezca un accidente'' (2008, directed by Gerardo Herrero) as Arturo * '' Cuestión de principios'' (2009, directed by Rodrigo Grande) as Adalberto Castilla * '' Verano amargo'' (2009, directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo) * '' Sin retorno'' (2010, directed by Miguel Cohan) as Víctor Marchetti * '' Phase 7'' (2010, directed by Nicolás Goldbart) as Zanutto * ''Cuatro de copas'' (2011, directed by Pablo Yotich) * ''Acorralados'' (2012) as Antonio Funes * '' Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón'' (2012) as Dr. Antonio Puigvert * '' The Corporation'' (2012) as Dalmaso * ''Cuatro de copas'' (2012) * '' Inevitable'' (2013) * ''El gurí'' (2015) * '' Magallanes'' (2016) as Coronel * '' Al final del túnel'' (2016) as Guttman * ''Siete semillas'' (2016) as Manuel * '' Nieve negra'' (2017, directed by Martín Hodara) as Sepia * ''Necronomicón'' (2018) as Dieter (final film role)

Awards (partial)

Wins * Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003. *

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: Honorary Award, 2002. *

Mar del Plata Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata) is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature fest ...

: Best Actor, for: '' Rosarigasinos,'' 2001. * Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Prize of the City of Huelva, 2000. * Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award, Best Actor, for: '' Cronos,'' 1993. *

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: Won six awards for best actor, a record unbroken up to this day.

References

External links

* (in English) * *
Federico Luppi – Interview to Diagonal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luppi, Feredico 1936 births 2017 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine people of Italian descent People from Buenos Aires Province Naturalised citizens of Spain Argentine emigrants to Spain Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery