Pedro E. Pico (27 July 1882 – 12 November 1945) was an Argentine dramatist, lawyer, journalist, and screenwriter. His plays such as ''La polca del espiante'' and ''¡Para eso se paga!'' were performed at the Teatro de la Comedia, and he later wrote several plays with Samuel Eichelbaum including ''Un romance turco (A Turkish Romance)'' (1920) and ''La Juana Figueroa'' (1921). In the 1940s he became a successful screenwriter. 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 ...

, he won the

Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ( es, Premio Cóndor de Plata al mejor guion adaptado), given by the Argentine Film Critics Association, awards the best adapted screenplay in film in Argentina each year: {{Argentine Film Cr ...

with

Manuel Agromayor Manuel Agromayor Santiago (21 March 1900 – ) was an Argentine screenwriter and journalist from Buenos Aires. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Pedro E. Pico and ...

and

Alfredo de la Guardia Alfredo de la Guardia was an Argentine screenwriter. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Pedro E. Pico and Manuel Agromayor for '' Juvenilia''. He also wrote the sc ...

for ''

Juvenilia Juvenilia are literary, musical or artistic works produced by authors during their youth. Written juvenilia, if published at all, usually appears as a retrospective publication, some time after the author has become well known for later works. ...

''.

Plays and screen credits

;Theatre works * ''Querer y cerrar los ojos'' * ''Pueblerina'' * ''Trigo guacho'' * ''San Juancito de Realicó'' * ''La novia de los forasteros'' * ''La historia se repite'' * ''Novelera'' * ''Agua en las manos'' * ''Las rayas de una cruz'' ; ;Screenwriter * ''

Con las alas rotas ''With Broken Wings'' ( es, Con las alas rotas) is a 1938 Argentine drama film directed by Orestes Caviglia. The film premiered in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Au ...

'' (1938) * '' La luz de un fósforo'' (1940) * '' Último refugio'' (1941) * ''

Cándida millonaria ''Candida, Millionairess'' ( es, Cándida millonaria) is a 1941 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera, who adapted the Pedro E. Pico play. Plot A millionaire businessman falls in love with his Galician maid, and decides ...

'' (1941) * '' Story of a Poor Young Man'' (1942) * '' La novia de los forasteros'' (1942) * '' Stella'' (1943) * ''

'' (1943) * '' Los hombres las prefieren viudas'' (1943) * '' El Capitán Pérez'' (1946) * '' El diablo andaba en los choclos'' (1946)

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