''Lauracha'' is a 1946 Argentine

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directed by Arturo García Buhr, Ernesto Arancibia, Antonio Ber Ciani and

Enrique Cahen Salaberry Enrique Cahen Salaberry (born 12 October 1911 – 29 June 1991 in Buenos Aires) was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned five decades. He directed some 60 films between 1943 a ...

and starring

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and García Buhr. The film was adapted for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall, based on the Uruguayan novel of the same name by Otto Miguel Cione, which was originally published in 1906.

Cast

* Arturo García Buhr * Nelo Cosimi * Pilar Gómez * Ilde Pirovano *

María Santos María Santos was an Argentine actress. In 1943, she starred in Benito Perojo's '' Stella''. Other notable roles include: ''Maestro Levita'' (1938), '' La fuga'' (1937) and '' La serpiente de cascabel'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' La fuga' ...

* Malisa Zini

Production

Problems arose during the production of the film at the Pampa Film studio which resulted in three main directors working on the film: Ernesto Arancibia,

and Arturo Garacía Buhry. The exteriors were filmed more than a year earlier by Arancibia and Cahen Salaberry, and the film was finished by Garcia Buhr, working with director Antonio Ber Ciani. It was adapted from the 1906 novel by Uruguyan author Otto Miguel Cione for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall. Cinematographer Pablo Tabernero was brought in to shoot the picture and it was edited by

Kurt Land Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Vienna, Land moved to Argentina in the 1930s and began as a film editor, editing f ...

and Gerardo Rinaldi. Isidro Maiztegui composed the score to ''Lauracha'', and art direction was by Saulo Benavente.

Release and reception

The film premiered on 11 October 1946. '' Noticias Gráficas'' noted the performances of

and Arturo García Buhr, while '' El Heraldo del Cinematografista '' opined that the film was an improvement on the book, while retaining a sense of style and the antiquated climate of the early 20th century period.Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). ''Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995)'' . p.329. Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. .

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* 1946 films 1946 drama films Argentine drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Arturo García Buhr Films directed by Ernesto Arancibia Films directed by Antonio Ber Ciani Films directed by Enrique Cahen Salaberry {{Enrique Cahen Salaberry