Tito Lusiardo (September 13, 1896 – June 25, 1982 in
Buenos Aires
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) was an
iconic Argentine
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film actor
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and
tango singer
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of the classic era.
Lusiardo began acting for film in 1933 and made some 50 film appearances as an actor.
He began appearing in tango films in the 1930s such as ''
Idolos de la radio'' (1934), ''
Así es el tango'' (1937), ''
Adiós Buenos Aires'' (1938) and ''
Así te quiero
''Así te quiero'' is a 1942 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Edmo Cominetti and written by Eifel Celesia and Tito Insausti. The film starred Tito Lusiardo and Carlos Morganti.
Cast
* Roberto Blanco
* Angel Boffa
* Antonio Capuano
* Ma ...
'' (1942).
In 1951 he appeared in the Cuban musical ''
A La Habana me voy
''Off to Havana I Go'' ( Spanish: ''A La Habana me voy''), is a 1950 musical Argentine film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciammarella. It stars Blanquita Amaro and Otto Sirgo. It premiered on 28 June ...
''.
He retired from the industry in 1969.
Filmography
:1933 ''
Dancing
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''
:1934 ''
Idolos de la radio''
:1935 ''Tango Bar''
:1935
''El día que me quieras''
:1936 ''
Muchachada de a bordo''
:1937 ''
Así es el tango''
:1937 ''
La Vuelta de Rocha''
:1938 ''
Adiós Buenos Aires''
:1938 ''
Three Argentines in Paris
''Three Argentines in Paris'' (Spanish:''Tres anclados en París'') is a 1938 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Florencio Parravicini, Tito Lusiardo and Irma Córdoba.Bethell p.468
The film's sets were design ...
''
:1938 ''
Mujeres que trabajan''
:1938 ''
Jettatore''
:1938 ''Pampa y cielo''
:1939 ''
El Sobretodo de Céspedes''
:1939 ''
Los Pagares de Mendieta''
:1939 ''
Entre el barro''
:1939 ''
Gente bien''
:1939 ''
La vida es un tango
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Events
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January ...
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:1940 ''Un Señor mucamo''
:1940 ''
A Thief Has Arrived''
:1940 ''
Isabelita''
:1940 ''
Honeymoon in Rio''
:1941 ''
Novios para las muchachas''
:1941 ''El Mozo número 13''
:1941 ''Hay que casar a Ernesto''
:1942 ''
Así te quiero
''Así te quiero'' is a 1942 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Edmo Cominetti and written by Eifel Celesia and Tito Insausti. The film starred Tito Lusiardo and Carlos Morganti.
Cast
* Roberto Blanco
* Angel Boffa
* Antonio Capuano
* Ma ...
''
:1942 ''Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas ''
:1942 ''Ven mi corazón te llama ''
:1943 ''La Calle Corrientes''
:1943 ''El Fabricante de estrellas''
:1947 ''
Christmas with the Poor''
:1948 ''
Los Secretos del buzón''
:1948 ''El Cantor del pueblo''
:1949 ''
La Historia del tango''
:1950 ''El Morocho del Abasto: La vida de Carlos Gardel''
:1951 ''Cuando un pobre se divierte ''
:1951 ''
A La Habana me voy
''Off to Havana I Go'' ( Spanish: ''A La Habana me voy''), is a 1950 musical Argentine film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciammarella. It stars Blanquita Amaro and Otto Sirgo. It premiered on 28 June ...
''
:1951 ''
Con la música en el alma
''Con la música en el alma'' (English language:With the Music in my Soul) is a 1951 Argentine musical film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and written by Carlos A. Petit. The tango film stars Francisco Canaro (also the producer) and Olga Casa ...
''
:1951 ''
A Cuban in Spain
''A Cuban in Spain'' (Spanish:''Una Cubana en España'') is a 1951 musical comedy film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera. It was a co-production between Argentina, Cuba and Spain. The film's sets were designed by Francisco Prósper and Pierre Sch ...
''
:1954 ''El Cartero''
:1958 ''Del cuplé al tango''
:1964 ''Carlos Gardel, historia de un ídolo ''
:1964 ''
Cleopatra Was Candida''
:1964 ''
Buenas noches, Buenos Aires''
:1967 ''La Cigarra está que arde''
:1967 ''La Muchachada de a bordo''
:1969 ''El Día que me quieras''
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References
1896 births
1982 deaths
Argentine male film actors
20th-century Argentine male actors
People from Buenos Aires
Tango musicians
Male tango film actors
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
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