Pedro Quartucci (July 30, 1905 in

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– April 20, 1983 in Buenos Aires) was an

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boxer and actor.

Boxing career

As a

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who competed in the 1920s, he won a

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in the

division, losing against

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in the semi-final.

Acting career

He then pursued an acting career and appeared in dozens of Argentine films and television series from 1931 until 1980. He appeared in films such as '' Al marido hay que seguirlo'' in (1948). He died of a heart attack in 1983.

Selected filmography

* ''

Luces de Buenos Aires ''The Lights of Buenos Aires'' (Spanish: ''Luces de Buenos Aires'') is a 1931 American-Argentine tango comedy film directed by Adelqui Millar. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris, where Paramount Pictures concentrated its foreign-lang ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Favorite'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) *''

Melodies of America ''Melodies of America'' (Spanish:''Melodías de América'') is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.Melgosa p.55 It was intended as an Argentine response to the ...

'' (1941) * ''

Girls Orchestra ''Girls Orchestra'' (Spanish:''Orquesta de señoritas'') is a 1941 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Niní Marshall, Francisco Álvarez and Zully Moreno.Posadas p.115 The film's art direction was by Ra� ...

'' (1941) * ''

The New Bell ''The New Bell'' (Spanish: ''La campana nueva'') is a 1950 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Pedro Quartucci, Rosa Rosen and Florindo Ferrario.Plazaola p.140 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Honourable Tenant ''The Honourable Tenant'' (Spanish:''El Honorable inquilino'') is a 1951 Argentine comedy film directed by Carlos Schlieper and starring Alberto Closas, Olga Zubarry and Amalia Sánchez Ariño. The film's sets were designed by Carlos T. Dowling. ...

'' (1951)

External links

Entry at databaseolympics.com
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Filmography and photo at cinenational.com
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References

External links

* Olympic boxers of Argentina Featherweight boxers Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1905 births 1983 deaths Male actors from Buenos Aires Boxers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Olympic medalists in boxing Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine male actors Argentine male boxers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub