Francisco Múgica (10 April 1907 – 1985) was an Argentine
film director
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,
film editor
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and
cinematographer
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notable for his work during the
classical era of Argentine cinema. He was born and died in
Buenos Aires
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.
Múgica initially began his career in film as a
cinematographer
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in the mid-1930s but by 1939 he had become a film director directing his first film ''El Solterón'' early that year followed by the highly successful comedy ''
Así es la vida''. He directed some 25 films including the
1942
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film ''
Adolescencia
''Adolescencia'' (English language:Adolescence) is a 1942 in film, 1942 Argentine film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, dicretet by Francisco Múgica and written by Carlos A. Olivari. The film starred Pola Alonso and Ana Arneodo
Synopsis
A ...
''. He retired from film in 1962.
Filmography
As editor
*1933 ''
Los tres berretines
''Los tres berretines'' (''The Three Whims'') is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. Along with ''¡Tango!'', released that s ...
'' (''The Three Whims'')
*1934 ''
Ayer y hoy''
*1935 ''
Buenos Aires Nights
''Buenos Aires Nights'' (Spanish:''Noches de Buenos Aires'') is a 1935 Argentine romantic musical film directed and written by Manuel Romero with Luis Bayón Herrera. It is a tango film from the Golden Age of Argentine cinema and was edited by ...
''
*1935 ''
El caballo del pueblo'' (''The Favorite'')
*1936 ''
La muchachada de a bordo
''La muchachada de a bordo'' (English language:''Boys on Board'') is a 1936 Argentine comedy film directed and written by Manuel Romero during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film starred Luis Sandrini and Tito Lusiardo. The film
...
''
*1936 ''
Radio Bar
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''
*1937 ''
El cañonero de Giles''
*1937 ''
The Boys Didn't Wear Hair Gel Before''
*1938 ''
Jettatore''
As cinematographer
*1935 ''
El caballo del pueblo'' (''The Favorite'')
*1936 ''
Poncho blanco
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''
*1936 ''
Radio Bar
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Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, ...
''
*1937 ''
El cañonero de Giles''
*1937 ''
Una porteña optimista''
*1937 ''
The Boys Didn't Wear Hair Gel Before''
*1938 ''
Three Argentines in Paris'' (exteriors)
*1938 ''
Jettatore''
As director
*1939 ''
El solterón''
*1939 ''
Margarita, Armando y su padre
''Margarita, Armando y su padre'' is a 1939 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film is based a play by Enrique Jardiel Poncela who himself adapted the film for the silver ...
''
*1939 ''
Así es la vida''
*1940 ''
Medio millón por una mujer
''Medio millón por una mujer'' (''Half a Million for a Woman'') is a 1940 Argentine film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Francisco Múgica.
Production
The 91-minute black and white film was directed for Lumiton by Francisco M ...
''
*1941 ''
Honest Person Needed
''Persona honrada se necesita'' (''Honest Person Needed'') is a 1941 Argentine comedy film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Francisco Petrone, Alicia Vignoli and Marcelo Ruggero.
Production
The ...
''
*1941 ''
Los martes, orquídeas
''Los martes, orquídeas'' (''On Tuesdays, Orchids'') is a 1941 Argentine black and white comedy film of the Golden Age directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Mirtha Legrand, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry and Nuri Montsé. It won the A ...
'' (On Tuesdays, Orchids)
*1941 ''
El mejor papá del mundo
''El mejor papá del mundo'' (''The Best Dad in the World'') is a 1941 black and white Argentine drama of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. It explores a son's gradual realization that his father is far from perfect, and also conveys a message ho ...
'' (The Best Father in the World)
*1942 ''
Adolescencia
''Adolescencia'' (English language:Adolescence) is a 1942 in film, 1942 Argentine film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, dicretet by Francisco Múgica and written by Carlos A. Olivari. The film starred Pola Alonso and Ana Arneodo
Synopsis
A ...
''
*1942 ''
El pijama de Adán
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''
*1942 ''
The Journey''
*1943 ''
The Minister's Daughter''
*1943 ''
I Win the War
''La Guerra la gano yo'' (''I Win the War'') is a 1943 Argentine comedy film of the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Production
The 71-minute black and white film was produced for Lumiton by Francisco Múgica and released on 14 February 1943.
...
''
*1943 ''
The Mirror''
*1944 ''
Mi novia es un fantasma''
*1945 ''
Back in the Seventies''
*1946 ''
Cristina
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''
*1946 ''Deshojando margaritas''
*1946 ''
Milagro de amor (1946 film)''
*1948 ''
El barco sale a las diez''
*1949 ''
Esperanza''
*1950 ''
Piantadino''
*1951 ''
La pícara cenicienta''
*1952 ''Rescate de sangre''
*1959 ''
I Was Born in Buenos Aires''
*1962 ''
Mi Buenos Aires querido''
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1907 births
Film people from Buenos Aires
Argentine film directors
Argentine cinematographers
1985 deaths
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