Sixto Pondal Ríos (April 8, 1907 - September 29, 1968) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

screenwriter, poet and dramatist. Rios was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Although most of his film work took place in Argentina, the 1948 film ''Romance on the High Seas'' was based on his story (with

Carlos Olivari Carlos A. Olivari (1902–1955) was an Argentine screenwriter whose career was at its peak in the 1940s. Olivari wrote the scripts for almost 50 films between 1938 and 1965. Many films that he had written were produced even some ten years af ...

) and is notable as

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

's first film role. He died in Buenos Aires, aged 61.

Selected filmography

* '' El mejor papá del mundo'' (1941) * '' Los martes, orquídeas'' (1941) * '' Persona honrada se necesita'' (1941) * '' You Were Never Lovelier'' (1942) * '' The Journey'' (1942) * '' Two Angels and a Sinner'' (1945) *''

The Maharaja's Diamond ''The Maharaja's Diamond'' (Spanish:''El diamante del Maharajá'') is a 1946 Chilean film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Luis Sandrini.Plazaola p.71 Cast * Guillermo Battaglia * Chela Bon * Juan Corona * Luis Sandrini Luis Sandri ...

'' (1946) *'' Cristina'' (1946) * '' The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra'' (1947) *'' Five Faces of Woman'' (1947) * '' Musical Romance'' (1947) * '' Romance on the High Seas'' (1948) * '' Pasó en mi barrio'' (1951) * ''

The Seducer of Granada ''The Seducer of Granada'' (Spanish:''El seductor de Granada'') is a 1953 Argentine-Spanish comedy film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Luis Sandrini and Malvina Pastorino Malvina Pastorino (November 16, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina &n ...

'' (1953) * ''

Sugar Harvest ''Sugar Harvest'' ( es, Zafra) is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ariel Absalón * Alfredo Alcón * Graciela Borges * José De Angelis * Enrique Fava * Domingo Garibott ...

'' (1958) (producer) * '' Behind a Long Wall'' (1958)

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Male screenwriters 20th-century Argentine poets 20th-century Argentine male writers Argentine male poets Argentine dramatists and playwrights 1907 births 1968 deaths People from Tucumán Province 20th-century dramatists and playwrights Male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Argentine screenwriters {{Argentina-poet-stub

Selected filmography

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