Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an

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, and

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prominent in the

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in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Biography

At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Demare won Silver Condor awards for Best Director,

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and numerous other awards for ''

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'' (1942), a film which is considered by critics in Argentina to be one of the best films in its history. He won further awards including Best Film and Director for '' Su mejor alumno'' (1944) at the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards. He wrote and directed other films such as '' El cura gaucho'' (1941), '' La calle grita'' (1948), '' Mi noche triste'' (1951), ''

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'' (1958) and '' La Boda'' (1964). His last film as a director was ''Hombres de mar'' in 1977. In 1964, he was a member of the jury at the

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. He died of a

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at the age of 71 in 1981. His brother was the composer Lucio Demare who wrote several

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s for Lucas' productions.

Filmography as director

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* 1910 births 1981 deaths Argentine film directors Male screenwriters Argentine male writers Argentine film producers People from Buenos Aires Silver Condor Award for Best Director winners Argentine people of Italian descent 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-film-director-stub