''My Poor Beloved Mother'' (Spanish:''Pobre mi madre querida'') is a 1948 Argentine
drama film
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directed by
Homero Manzi
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He was born on November 1 of 1907 in Añatuya (province of Santiago del Estero), ...
and
Ralph Pappier Ralph Pappier ( 16 January 1914 in Shanghai – 17 August 1998 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine production designer, set decorator and film director.
Career
Pappier was most prolific in Argentine cinema in the 1940s, and contributed to a ran ...
and starring
Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.
Early life
Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...
,
Emma Gramatica
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, and
Aída Luz
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tango
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of the same name by
Pascual Contursi
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Life and work
Pascual Contursi was born in Chivilcoy, a pampas town, in 1888. ...
and
José Betinotti
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Cast
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Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.
Early life
Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...
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Emma Gramatica
Emma Gramatica (born Aida Laura Argia Gramatica; 25 October 1874 – 8 November 1965) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1919 and 1962. She was born in Borgo San Donnino, today Fidenza, Province of Parma ...
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Aída Luz
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Horacio Priani
Horacio Priani (21 May 1912 – 29 May 1964) was an Argentine film actor.AFI Catalog p.463
Selected filmography
* ''The Gaucho Priest'' (1941)
* ''His Best Student'' (1944)
* ''Women's Refuge'' (1946)
* '' The Cat'' (1947)
* ''My Poor Beloved Mo ...
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María Esther Buschiazzo
María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379.
Filmography
*''Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (1962)
*'' La ...
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Leticia Scury
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Pablo Cumo
Pablo Cumo (1898–1992) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Etchelet p.356 Cumo appeared in around fifty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Santos Vega'' (1936)
* ''His Best Student'' (1944)
* '' Savage Pampas'' (1945)
* ''Where ...
*
José Franco José Franco may refer to:
* José Franco (artist) (1920–2009), Portuguese potter and sculptor
* José Franco (poet) (born 1931), Panama poet and diplomat
* José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1979), Paraguayan footballer
* José Antonio Franc ...
Julián Freire Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include:
* Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer
* Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer
* Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian
* Julián ...
References
Bibliography
* Plazaola, Luis Trelles. ''South American Cinema''. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.