''Wake Up to Life'' (Spanish:''Despertar a la vida'') is a 1945 Argentine
drama film
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directed by
Mario Soffici
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Biography
A native of Florence, Soffici moved to Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the ...
and starring
Elisa Christian Galvé,
Roberto Airaldi and
Francisco de Paula. de Paula won a
Silver Condor
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award for his performance.
[Hammer p.5]
Synopsis
A doctor begins a romance with a young woman which almost has tragic consequences.
Cast
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Elisa Christian Galvé
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Roberto Airaldi
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Francisco de Paula
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Tilda Thamar
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Lea Conti
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Hugo Pimentel
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Leticia Scury
Leticia Scury, also spelled Leticia Scuri, (c. 1890 – 27 April 1950) was an Argentine actress. In 1928 she joined the Compañía Dramática de la “Casa del Arte”in Montevideo, Uruguay. She entered film in 1938 in Mario Soffici's ''Kilómetro ...
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Francisco Pablo Donadío
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Hugo Palomero
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Ana Nieves
References
Bibliography
* Hammer, Tad. ''International film prizes: an encyclopedia''. Garland, 1991 .
External links
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1945 films
1945 drama films
Argentine drama films
1940s Spanish-language films
Argentine black-and-white films
Films directed by Mario Soffici
1940s Argentine films
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