Tito Lusiardo (September 13, 1896 – June 25, 1982 in
Buenos Aires
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) was an
iconic Argentine film actor
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and
tango singer of the classic era.
Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor.
He began appearing in tango films in the 1930s such as ''
Idolos de la radio'' (1934), ''
Así es el tango'' (1937), ''
Adiós Buenos Aires'' (1938) and ''
Así te quiero'' (1942).
In 1951 he appeared in the Cuban musical ''
A La Habana me voy''.
He retired from the industry in 1969.
Filmography
:1933 ''
Dancing
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:1934 ''
Idolos de la radio''
:1935 ''Tango Bar''
:1935
''El día que me quieras''
:1936 ''
Muchachada de a bordo''
:1937 ''
Así es el tango''
:1937 ''
La Vuelta de Rocha''
:1938 ''
Adiós Buenos Aires''
:1938 ''
Three Argentines in Paris''
:1938 ''
Mujeres que trabajan''
:1938 ''
Jettatore''
:1938 ''Pampa y cielo''
:1939 ''
El Sobretodo de Céspedes''
:1939 ''
Los Pagares de Mendieta''
:1939 ''
Entre el barro''
:1939 ''
Gente bien
''Gente bien'' is a 1939 Argentine musical film directed by Manuel Romero. The tango film premiered in Buenos Aires on June 28, 1939 and the United States on October 8, 1939 and starred Hugo del Carril, Tito Lusiardo and Delia Garcés.
The ...
''
:1939 ''
La vida es un tango''
:1940 ''Un Señor mucamo''
:1940 ''
A Thief Has Arrived''
:1940 ''
Isabelita''
:1940 ''
Honeymoon in Rio''
:1941 ''
Novios para las muchachas
''Sweethearts for the Girls'' ( es, Novios para las muchachas) is a 1941 Argentine comedy film directed by Antonio Momplet and starring Santiago Arrieta.
Cast
* Tito Lusiardo
* Amelia Bence
* Felisa Mary
* Nélida Bilbao
* Paquita Vehil
* Silv ...
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:1941 ''El Mozo número 13''
:1941 ''Hay que casar a Ernesto''
:1942 ''
Así te quiero''
:1942 ''Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas ''
:1942 ''Ven mi corazón te llama ''
:1943 ''La Calle Corrientes''
:1943 ''El Fabricante de estrellas''
:1947 ''
Christmas with the Poor''
:1948 ''
Los Secretos del buzón''
:1948 ''El Cantor del pueblo''
:1949 ''
La Historia del tango''
:1950 ''El Morocho del Abasto: La vida de Carlos Gardel''
:1951 ''Cuando un pobre se divierte ''
:1951 ''
A La Habana me voy''
:1951 ''
Con la música en el alma''
:1951 ''
A Cuban in Spain
''A Cuban in Spain'' (Spanish:''Una Cubana en España'') is a 1951 musical comedy film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera. It was a co-production between Argentina, Cuba and Spain. The film's sets were designed by Francisco Prósper and Pierre Sc ...
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:1954 ''El Cartero''
:1958 ''Del cuplé al tango''
:1964 ''Carlos Gardel, historia de un ídolo ''
:1964 ''
Cleopatra Was Candida
''Cleopatra Was Candida'' (Spanish:''Cleopatra era Cándida'') is a 1964 Argentine comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Niní Marshall, Juan Verdaguer and Tito Lusiardo.Plazaola p.187
Cast
* Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso ...
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:1964 ''
Buenas noches, Buenos Aires
''Buenas noches, Buenos Aires'' is a 1964 Argentine musical film comedy directed by and starring Hugo del Carril. The film was premièred in Buenos Aires on October 10, 1964.
Organized by Del Carril, the film reminisces over the culture of tang ...
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:1967 ''La Cigarra está que arde''
:1967 ''La Muchachada de a bordo''
:1969 ''El Día que me quieras''
External links
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References
1896 births
1982 deaths
Argentine male film actors
20th-century Argentine male actors
People from Buenos Aires
Tango musicians
Male tango film actors
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
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