Pedro Quartucci (July 30, 1905 in
Buenos Aires
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– April 20, 1983 in Buenos Aires) was an
Argentine
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boxer and actor.
Boxing career
As a
featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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professional
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the 1920s, he won a
bronze medal
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in
Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 181 boxers from ...
in the
featherweight
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Boxing
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division, losing against
Joseph Salas
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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)
* ''
Dancing
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'' (1933)
* ''
The Favorite'' (1935)
* ''
Goal
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'' (1936)
* ''
Palermo
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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.
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'' (1951)
External links
Entry at databaseolympics.com*
Filmography and photo at cinenational.com*
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
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