Francisco Múgica (10 April 1907 – 1985) was an Argentine
film director,
film editor
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The film ed ...
and
cinematographer. He was born and died in
Buenos Aires
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Múgica initially began his career in film as a
cinematographer 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''. He retired from film in 1962.
Filmography
As editor
*1933 ''
Los tres berretines'' (''The Three Whims'')
*1934 ''
Ayer y hoy''
*1935 ''
Buenos Aires Nights''
*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. The film starred Luis Sandrini and Tito Lusiardo. The film was edited by Francisco Múgica.
Cast
*Luis Sand ...
''
*1936 ''
Radio Bar
''Radio Bar'' is a 1936 Argentine musical film drama directed and written by Manuel Romero. It is a tango film.
Main cast
* Gloria Guzmán
*Olinda Bozán
* Carmen Lamas
* Alicia Barrié
*Alberto Vila
* Juan Carlos Thorry
*Marcos Caplán
*Sus ...
''
*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''
*1936 ''
Radio Bar
''Radio Bar'' is a 1936 Argentine musical film drama directed and written by Manuel Romero. It is a tango film.
Main cast
* Gloria Guzmán
*Olinda Bozán
* Carmen Lamas
* Alicia Barrié
*Alberto Vila
* Juan Carlos Thorry
*Marcos Caplán
*Sus ...
''
*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''
*1939 ''
Así es la vida''
*1940 ''
Medio millón por una mujer''
*1941 ''
Honest Person Needed''
*1941 ''
Los martes, orquídeas'' (On Tuesdays, Orchids)
*1941 ''
El mejor papá del mundo'' (The Best Father in the World)
*1942 ''
Adolescencia''
*1942 ''
El pijama de Adán
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*1942 ''
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*1943 ''Daughter of the Minister''
*1943 ''
I Win the War''
*1943 ''
The Mirror''
*1944 ''
Mi novia es un fantasma''
*1945 ''
Back in the Seventies
''Back in the Seventies'' (Spanish:''Allá en el setenta y tantos'') is a 1945 Argentine historical drama film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Silvana Roth, Carlos Cores and Felisa Mary. Roth plays Cecilia Ramos, a fictionalized ve ...
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*1946 ''
Cristina
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*1946 ''Deshojando margaritas''
*1946 ''
Milagro de amor (1946 film)''
*1948 ''
El barco sale a las diez''
*1949 ''
Esperanza
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*1950 ''
Piantadino
''Piantadino'' is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica.
The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone.
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*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
People from Buenos Aires
Argentine film directors
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1985 deaths
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