Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in

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, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in

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notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. Known as Santiago Gómez Cou appeared in 65 films between 1936 and 1980.

Life

Born in

, Cou moved to

to pursue a career as a screen actor. He appeared in his first film in 1936. He made 65 screen appearances in

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and the

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between 1936 and 1980. He appeared in films such as '' The Grandfather'' in

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alongside actors Enrique Muino and

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Selected filmography

Ayúdame a vivir ''Help Me to Live'' (') is a 1936 Argentine musical melodrama film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra with Libertad Lamarque. Starring Libertad Lamarque and Santiago Gómez Cou, the film premiered on 26 August 1936 in Buenos Aires. A typi ...

(1936) * '' The Life of Carlos Gardel'' (1939) * '' Story of a Poor Young Man'' (1942) * '' The Desire'' (1944) * ''

A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...

'' (1945) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * ''Arrabelera'' (1950) * ''

The Orchid ''The Orchid'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, a book by James T. Tanner, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and additional numbers by Paul Rubens (composer), Paul Rubens. The st ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' The Black Market'' (1953) * '' El Abuelo'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

Crimen sin olvido ''Crimen sin olvido'' is a 1968 Argentine film directed by Jorge Mistral. It was a joint production with Bolivia. Cast * Jorge Mistral * Graciela Dufau * Héctor Méndez * Rosángela Balbo * Santiago Gómez Cou * Marcos Zucker Marcos Zucker ...

'' (1968)

References

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* 1903 births 1984 deaths Expatriate male actors in Argentina Argentine male film actors Male actors from Montevideo Uruguayan emigrants to Argentina Uruguayan expatriate actors in Argentina Uruguayan male film actors Uruguayan radio actors 20th-century Argentine male actors {{argentina-actor-stub