''Savage Pampas'' ( es, Pampa bárbara) is a 1945 Argentine

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Lucas Demare Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Biography At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Aw ...

and

Hugo Fregonese Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (April 8, 1908 in Mendoza – January 11, 1987 in Tigre) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country.''Cine Nacional''Hugo Fregonese filmography Cinenacional.com ...

and starring

Francisco Petrone Francisco Petrone (August 14, 1902 – March 11, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. He is best known for his roles in the 1940s in the classic film ''La Guerra Gaucha'' (1942) and '' A Real Man'' (''Todo un hombre'') (1943), for which he won t ...

, Luisa Vehil and

Domingo Sapelli Domingo Sapelli (1895–1961) was a Uruguayan stage actor, stage and film actor.Finkielman p.200 After emigrating to Argentina he appeared in around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Soul of the Accordion'' (1935) * ' ...

. The film's sets were designed by Germán Gelpi. The film is set in the nineteenth century in the Dry Pampas, when it represented a frontier between Argentinian-controlled territory and areas still largely inhabited by Indians before the

Conquest of the Desert The Conquest of the Desert ( es, Conquista del desierto) was an Argentine military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s with the intention of establishing dominance over the Patagonian Desert, inhabited primar ...

extended Argentine control southwards. In 1966, Fregonese remade the film in English under the same title. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the

Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken is a museum of cinema of Argentina located in Buenos Aires. It was established on 1971 and holds a collection of 65,000 reels of film. History The Cinema Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created on O ...

in 2000, the film reached the 24th position.

Synopsis

A tough captain of the

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doggedly battles a band of outlaws composed of a mixture of Indians and Argentine deserters.

Cast

* Luisa Vehil *

* Froilán Varela * María Esther Gamas *

Judith Sulian Judith Sulian (May 13, 1920 – October 18, 1991) was an Argentine film actress.Posadas, Landro, & Speroni p.282 She was awarded the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress The Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress ( es, Premi ...

* Roberto Fugazot * Margarita Corona *

Juan Bono Juan Bono (1893-1979) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Finkielman p.208 He appeared in eighteen films during his career, most during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * ''Paths of Faith ''Paths of Faith'' (''Spanish: ...

María Concepción César María Concepción César (born María Concepción Cesarano; 25 October 1926 – 26 July 2018) was an Argentine actress, singer and dancer. Her first film was ''Pampa Bárbara'' with her uncle, actor Francisco Petrone. She also achieved fame i ...

* Pablo Cumo * Luis Otero * Jorge Molina Salas *

Tito Alonso Tito Alonso (1926–1979) was an Argentine film actor. Career Alonso entered film in 1940 at the age of 14 in ''El Inglés de los güesos'' In 1947 he appeared in ''A sangre fría''. Alonso worked consistently in Argentine film throughout th ...

* René Múgica * Pedro Codina *

Aurelia Ferrer Aurelia Ferrer was an Argentine film actress.Finkielman p.225 She appeared in around forty films, generally in supporting roles. Partial filmography * '' The Newsie and the Lady'' (1938) * '' The Englishman of the Bones'' (1940) * ''Noche de bod ...

* Francisco García Garaba *

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* José Ruzzo * Rita Montero

References

Bibliography

* Rist, Peter H. ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1945 films Argentine war drama films Argentine historical drama films 1940s war drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Hugo Fregonese Films directed by Lucas Demare Films set in Argentina Films set in the 19th century Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub