René Mugica (8 August 1909 – 3 May 1998) was an Argentine actor,
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
and
screenwriter
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. He appeared in 13 films between 1940 and 1953. He also directed ten films between 1961 and 1971.
Selected filmography
Actor
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The Gaucho Priest
''The Gaucho Priest'' (Spanish: ''El cura gaucho'') is a 1941 Argentine historical film directed by Lucas Demare.Rist p.259 The film's art direction was by Ralph Pappier.
Cast
* Aída Alberti
* Graciliano Batista
* José Casamayor
* Hom ...
'' (1941)
* ''
La Guerra Gaucha'' (1942)
* ''
El Fin de la noche
( en, End of the Night) is a 1944 Argentine film. It is notable for being an anti-Nazi film made in neutral Argentina during World War II and set in occupied France. Shot from August to November 1943 in Cordoba Province, the release was put on ...
'' (1944)
* ''
His Best Student
''His Best Student'' (Spanish:''Su mejor alumno'') is a 1944 Argentine biographical drama film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, incl ...
'' (1944)
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Savage Pampas'' (1945)
* ''
Where Words Fail
''Where Words Fail'' (Spanish:''Donde mueren las palabras'') is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Enrique Muiño, Dario Garzay and Héctor Méndez. The film's sets were designed by the art director
Art dire ...
'' (1946)
Director
* ''
That Forward Center Died at Dawn (El centroforward murió al amanecer)'' - 1961
* ''
Man on Pink Corner "Man on Pink Corner" (original Spanish title: "Hombre de la Esquina Rosada") is a short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is the first of several stories he wrote concerning duels between knife-fighters, which Borges recognize ...
(Hombre de la Esquina Rosada)'' - 1962
* ''Rata de puerto'' - 1963
* ''
La Murga'' - 1963
* ''
Demon in the Blood (El demonio en la sangre)'' - 1964
* ''El octavo infierno'' - 1964
* ''
The Amphitheatre (El Reñidero)'' - 1965
* ''
Viaje de una noche de verano
''Viaje de una noche de verano'' is a 1965 Argentine film.
Cast
* Tato Bores
* Claudia Mores
* Enrique Dumas
* Roberto Escalada
* Néstor Fabián
* Olga Frances
* Ranko Fujisawa
* Ramona Galarza
* Iko Avo
* Juan Ramón
* Los ...
'' - 1965
* ''La buena vida'' - 1966
* ''
Bajo el signo de la patria'' - 1971
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Argentine male film actors
Argentine film directors
Male screenwriters
1909 births
1998 deaths
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
20th-century Argentine male actors
20th-century Argentine screenwriters
20th-century Argentine male writers
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