José Gola (February 7, 1904 – April 27, 1939, in
Buenos Aires
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) was an Argentine film actor, notable for his work during the early years of the
Golden Age of Argentine cinema
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Born in
La Plata
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,
Buenos Aires Province
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,
Argentina
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, Gola began acting for film in the 1934 film ''
Mañana es domingo''. He began appearing in popular films such as ''
Puente Alsina'' (1935) and ''
La muchachada de a bordo
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'' in 1936 and ''
Mateo'' in 1937. In 1938 he appeared in the film ''
The Caranchos of Florida'' in which he played a significant lead role. He died appear in 1939's ''
Hermanos'' but his last film was ''
Frente a la vida'' before he died suddenly of
peritonitis
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.
He was one of the promising Argentine actors of the 1930s and would have arguably gone on to become one of the icons of the
Cinema of Argentina
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The Argentine film industry has histo ...
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He died on April 27, 1939, in
Buenos Aires
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.
Filmography
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Frente a la vida (1939)
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Hermanos (1939)
* ''
The Caranchos of Florida'' (1938)
*
La Estancia de gaucho Cruz (1938)
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Nace un amor (1938)
*
La Vuelta al nido
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(1938) .... Enrique Núñez
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El Pobre Pérez (1937)
*
Mateo (1937)
*
Fuera de la ley (1937) .... Juan Robles
*''
Palermo
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'' (1937)
*''
Puerto nuevo'' (1936)
*
La muchachada de a bordo
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(1936)
*Puente Alsina (1935)
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La barra mendocina (1935)
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Por buen camino
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(1935)
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Mañana es domingo (1934) .... Julio
External links
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1904 births
1939 deaths
Entertainers from La Plata
Argentine male film actors
Deaths from peritonitis
20th-century Argentine male actors
Burials at La Plata Cemetery
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