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Mario Gallo (July 31, 1878 – October 2, 1945) was an Italian-born, Argentine film director of the 1900s and 1910s and one of the early directors in the
Mario Gallo (July 31, 1878 – October 2, 1945) was an Italian-born, Argentine film director of the 1900s and 1910s and one of the early directors in the cinema of Argentina
Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad.
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. He directed what is nowadays considered the country's first fiction feature movie, ''El fusilamiento de Dorrego
''El fusilamiento de Dorrego'' (''The Execution of Dorrego'') is a 1908 Argentina, Argentine film written and directed by Mario Gallo and starring , , and . It depicts the 1828 death of statesman Manuel Dorrego, played by Rosich.
It is considered ...
'', now lost.
Born in Barletta
Barletta () is a city, ''comune'' of Apulia, in south eastern Italy. Barletta is the capoluogo, together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of around 94,700 citizens.
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, Apulia, southern Italy, Gallo arrived in Argentina in 1905 and began directing in 1909 ''El fusilamiento de Dorrego'', which he presented a year later. Argentine cinema had so far consisted of shorts depicting parts of Buenos Aires and even a documentary by Eugène Py, in 1900, but Gallo's film was the first to be a feature work of fiction. In later years, Gallo claimed to have filmed other films first, all equally lost and of which remained no evidence. Gallo's films consisted of short glimpses of reenacted Argentine history - historical events, myths and battles.
He died at Buenos Aires on October 2, 1945.
Filmography
* ''En Buena Ley'' (1919) * ''En un Día de Gloria'' (1918) * ''Juan Moreira'' (1913) * ''Tierra baja'' (1912) * ''Batalla de Maipú'' (1912) * ''La Batalla de San Lorenzo'' (1912) * '' La Revolución de Mayo'' (1910) * ''La creación del himno'' (1910) * ''Güemes y sus gauchos'' (1910) * ''Muerte civil'' (1910) * ''Camila O'Gorman'' (1909) * ''El fusilamiento de Dorrego
''El fusilamiento de Dorrego'' (''The Execution of Dorrego'') is a 1908 Argentina, Argentine film written and directed by Mario Gallo and starring , , and . It depicts the 1828 death of statesman Manuel Dorrego, played by Rosich.
It is considered ...
'' (1908)
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* 1878 births 1945 deaths People from Barletta Argentine film directors Italian emigrants to Argentina Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub