Leticia Scury, also spelled Leticia Scuri, (c. 1890 – 27 April 1950) was an Argentine actress. In 1928 she joined the Compañía Dramática de la “Casa del Arte”in

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, Uruguay. She entered film in 1938 in

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era. Biography A native of Florence, Soffici moved to Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on th ...

's ''

Kilómetro 111 ''Kilómetro 111'' is a 1938 Argentine musical film drama directed by Mario Soffici. The film premiered in Buenos Aires. The film is one of several films directed by Soffici which address the social evils of historical Argentina. The film is base ...

'' (1938). At the

1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards The 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards ceremony was held in Buenos Aires on 4 April 1944 to honour the best films and contributors to Argentine cinema in 1943. Awards given *Best Film (Mejor Película): '' Juvenilia'' *Best Direct ...

she won the

Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress The Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress ( es, Premio Cóndor de Plata a la mejor actriz de reparto), given by the Argentine Film Critics Association The Argentine Film Critics Association ( es, Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográfic ...

for her performance in the critically acclaimed drama ''

Three Men of the River ''Three Men of the River'' ( es, Tres hombres del río) is a 1943 Argentine crime drama film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Elisa Galvé and José Olarra. The film is based on an old Argentine legend about an Aztec girl who is raped and m ...

''. Other notable films include ''

The Gaucho War ''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a 1942 Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manz ...

'' (1942), '' Todo un hombre'' (1943), ''

Albergue de mujeres ''Women's Refuge'' ( es, Albergue de Mujeres) is a 1946 Argentine film directed and written by Arturo S. Mom with the script written by Emilio Villalba Welsh. The film starred Aída Alberti and Orestes Caviglia, and Bertha Moss. The film is cen ...

'' (1946) and '' Arrabalera'' (1950).

Filmography

* ''

'' (1938) * ''

Héroes sin fama ''Héroes sin fama'' is a 1940 Argentine comedy-drama film directed by Mario Soffici. Cast *Gloria Bayardo *Cayetano Biondo *María Esther Buschiazzo *Rufino Córdoba *Elisa Galvé *Adolfo Linvel *Ángel Magaña *Federico Mansilla * José Olarra ...

'' (1940) * '' El tercer beso'' (1942) * ''

La guerra gaucha ''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a 1942 Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manzi an ...

'' (1942) * '' Tres hombres del río'' (1943) * '' Todo un hombre'' (1943) * ''

Valle negro ''Dark Valley'' ( es, Valle negro) is a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos F. Borcosque. Cast * María Duval * Carlos Cores * Nélida Bilbao * Elisardo Santalla * Leticia Scury * Enrique García Satur * Juan Sarcione * Ada C ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Wake Up to Life ''Wake Up to Life'' (Spanish:''Despertar a la vida'') is a 1945 Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Elisa Christian Galvé, Roberto Airaldi and Francisco de Paula. de Paula won a Silver Condor award for his performance.H ...

'' (1945) * ''Rosa de América'' (1946) * ''

'' (1946) * ''

Una mujer sin cabeza ''The Headless Woman'' ( es, Una mujer sin cabeza) is an Argentine comedy film directed by Luis César Amadori and stars Niní Marshall. It is a parody of the horror genre and the title alludes to the trick called "The Aztec Flower" that was used ...

'' (1947) * '' Vacaciones'' (1947) .... Filomena * ''

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of the Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla G ...

'' (1948) * '' El tambor de Tacuarí'' (1948) * ''

My Poor Beloved Mother ''My Poor Beloved Mother'' (Spanish:''Pobre mi madre querida'') is a 1948 Argentine drama film directed by Homero Manzi and Ralph Pappier and starring Hugo del Carril, Emma Gramatica, and Aída Luz.Plazaola p.156 It was based on a tango of the sam ...

'' (1948) * ''

A Story of the Nineties ''A Story of the Nineties'' (Spanish:''Historia del 900'') is a 1949 Argentine musical film directed by Hugo del Carril and starring del Carril, Sabina Olmos and Santiago Arrieta. The film marked del Carril's directorial debut.Rist p.202 Sets in t ...

'' (1949) * ''

Vidalita ''Vidalita'' is a 1949 Argentine comedy film directed and co-written by Luis Saslavsky and produced by Emelco. Considered transgressive for the time, it stars Mirtha Legrand as the title character, a girl who cross-dresses as a gaucho to be able ...

'' (1949) * '' Arrabalera'' (1950)

References

External links

* Argentine film actresses Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress winners 1890s births 1950 deaths {{Argentina-actor-stub