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An exceptionally handsome and charismatic performer with a serene
baritone voice, Guy Williams was born Armand Joseph Catalano (nicknamed
"Armando" by his family) of Italian parentage in New York City on
January 14, 1924. The elder child of an insurance broker (he had a
younger sister, Valerie), he was raised in the Washington Heights area.
Attending Peekskill Military Academy during his formative years, he
originally broke into the entertainment field as a male fashion model.
Guy subsequently joined New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, which led to
such TV assignments as
Studio One (1948), and he debuted
in films with a featured role as the bombardier on the Enola Gay in the feature film
The Beginning or the End (1947),
the story about the first US-deployed atom bomb.
In 1952 he was given a screen test and signed by Universal Pictures. As
tall, dark and athletic (6'3", 190 lb.) in Hollywood nearly always fits
the bill, the highly photogenic Williams began paying his dues in
unbilled bits in such standard movies as
Back at the Front (1952),
All I Desire (1953),
The Golden Blade (1953) and
Take Me to Town (1953). When he
did manage to receive billing, he was rather benignly used:
Bonzo Goes to College (1952)
(sequel to Ronald Reagan's cult
classic
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)),
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
with Tyrone Power and
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
with Glenn Ford.
Guy eventually left Universal and freelanced in films, which would
include a minor role as a cop in the cult horror classic
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
starring Michael Landon, and also
added scattered TV appearances
(Highway Patrol (1955),
The Lone Ranger (1949)) to
his resumé. Nothing, however, of major significance happened until
Walt Disney came into the picture. His
signing at age 33 to play Don Diego de la Vega, aka
Zorro (1957), thrust Guy immediately
into the celebrity limelight. His dashing good looks, eloquence and
charm had female hearts fluttering, while the male audiences admired
his fencing dexterity and effortless ladies'-man appeal. The Disney
series was so popular that certain episodes were culled together and
released into two feature films:
The Sign of Zorro (1958) and
Zorro, the Avenger (1959).
Further propelled by Disney with his captivating role in
The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King (1962),
Guy was handed fully-bearded heroes to play in a couple of fantasy film
adventures, portraying Damon in the costumer
Damon and Pythias (1962)
a/k/a "Damon and Pythias", and the title role in
Captain Sindbad (1963), an MGM
attraction. In 1964 he reunited with "Teen Werewolf"
Michael Landon when he arrived on
the Bonanza (1959) set to play cousin
Will Cartwright for a few episodes.
The cult science fiction series
Lost in Space (1965) would be
Guy's last hurrah in show business. Although overshadowed extensively
by the nefariously campy antics of
Jonathan Harris' Dr. Smith
character, Guy nevertheless provided a necessary strong anchor to the
family show, which included June Lockhart
as the silver-suited wife and mother of his three intergalactic
offspring. Battling aliens and the forces of nature, the show's
popularity went stratospheric at first. However, much like
Batman (1966), it faded very quickly
and ended up having a short life--three seasons.
When Guy first visited Argentina in 1973 he was quite taken by the
signs of admiration and fascination the Argentines expressed for him
and his signature character of "El Zorro." In turn Guy fell in love
with the people and culture of Argentina. Eventually he retired, except
for personal appearances, to Recoleta in the 1970s, an upscale
neighborhood of Buenos Aires. He died there of a brain aneurysm at the
age of 65 on April 30, 1989. Long married (since 1948) to Janice Cooper,
he was survived by their two children.- Actress
- Producer
Isabel Sarli was discovered by filmmaker Armando Bo and became the star of his films, starting with El trueno entre las hojas (1957) in 1956. Her nude scenes in this drama --a first in Argentinian cinema-- and their subsequent soft-porn movies were highly criticized and condemned in Argentina. In spite of censorship and persecution, she became an international star, filming in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, and films like Fuego (1969) and Fiebre (1971) reached the American and European markets. Although she was very funny in sex comedies like La mujer del zapatero (1965), Bo insisted in casting her in naturalistic melodramas. After his death in 1981, Isabel Sarli retired and only appeared sporadically in other directors' films.- Renée Jeanne or Maria Falconetti, born in Pantin (not in Sermano, Corsica, as many film dictionaries wrongly attest) on July 21, 1892 and died in Buenos Aires on December 12, 1946, is a French actress of theater and cinema. Joining the troupe of the Odeon theater in 1916, she made her debut in "l'Arlésienne", and played the heroines of Saint-Georges de Bouhélier "The Life of a Woman", 1919. She made a short passage at the Comédie Française (1924-1925), where she plays Rosine among others in "La Dame aux camélias" and "Lorenzaccio". His last role before a long stay in South America will be that of Andromache in "The Trojan War will not happen", Jean Giraudoux. She remains world famous for having embodied in the cinema the main role of "The Passion of Joan of Arc" by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
- Eva María Duarte was born into a small poor village, Los Toldos. When
she was still a child she always knew she wanted to break out and get
more than the others from her life. She wanted to become an actress. At
the age of 15, she seduced the singer Agustín Magaldi to take her with
him on his journey to Buenos Aires, where she soon found work on stage
and as a photo model. Some affairs later, she got her first film
contract and starred in some minor roles. She soon realized that she
hadn't a very big talent on the stage and on the screen, but that she
had quite some voice talent, and started working with great success in
radio shows. Because she got friends in high ranks of politics, her
film career also flourished. She started dating the revolutionist
'Juan
Perón' and they soon married. With the
help of the military Perón took over Argentina, and Eva became
something like the "queen of hearts" of the poor. She tried to make the
situation better for the lots of poor people in Argentina, and she will
never be forgotten by them. She was the one who kept the spirit alive,
and after her tragic death in 1952 Perón was never as successful as he
was with her. Some years after her death, some other regime took over
the country and he had to leave Argentina. - Director
- Writer
- Composer
Iván Noel was born in 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon. He was a director and writer, known for Ellos Volvieron (2015), Vuelve (2013) and Primary! (2010). He died on 19 July 2021 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.- Actor
- Producer
He was one of the world's tallest men to ever live. He played professional basketball as a center in his country at
Gimnasia La Plata (won 2nd level championship) and Sport Club. He also
played for the National Team from 1985 to 1988. Drafted by NBA's
Atlanta Hawks in 1988, he had to quit after a knee injury that didn't
allowed him to run properly. Hired by Ted Turner (Hawks' owner) to be
part of WCW, started wrestling as "El Gigante" (The Giant), which was
his nickname while playing basketball. He became famous as a wrestler,
which led him to appear in several series and movies. Then, he also
wrestled in Vince McMahon's WWF organization, where he was known as
Giant Gonzales, and in Japan. Retired in 1998 due to a back injury, he
returned to his birth town. Suffering from serious diabetes and
giantism, he was assistant coach at Argentine basketball team Belgrano
San Nicolás in 2000. He was honored in 2001 LNB (Argentine Basketball
League) All-Star Game for being the first Argentine basketball player
to reach NBA. In later years, he was confined to a wheelchair. On September 22, 2010, he died from complications from diabetes in his hometown of San Martin, Argentina. He was 44. Though he never had the long career of Andre the Giant or The Big Show, Gonzales is fondly remembered by wrestling fans of the early 1990s.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Carlos Thompson was born on 7 June 1923 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Mistress of the World (1960), A Matter of Resistance (1966) and El túnel (1952). He was married to Lilli Palmer. He died on 10 October 1990 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
- Director
Federico Luppi was born on 23 February 1934 in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Cronos (1992), The Devil's Backbone (2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006). He was married to Susana Hornos and Haydée Padilla. He died on 20 October 2017 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Heather Robertson was born on 6 September 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for White Chicks (2004), Casting Adrift (2004) and What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004). She died on 29 April 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Olga Adela Zubarriain was born in Buenos Aires on October 30th 1929.
She began her career in the old Lumiton studios in 1943 as a bit player
in Safo (Carlos Hugo Christensen-1943). Her real chance when the studio
prepared an adaptation of the novel Frau Elsie by Arthur Schnitzler
which was called The Naked Angel. She was chosen by director
Christensen and by script writer César Tiempo. The film was released in
1946 and was a tremendous success because it was the first time an
Argentine actress dared to appear half naked in a film. There was no
problem with censorship. From the on Zubarry worked for Lumiton up to
1950 when she began to free lance. She's today considered as one of the
most important actresses of the old studios and her role in The Thirst
aka Man's Son (Lucas Demare-1961) deserved the Best Actress Prize at
the Spanish San Sebastian Festival. In 1960 she married Dr. Juan Carlos
Garate and gave priority to her marriage and her two daughters.
However, even when she became more and more active on TV, she has at
least one memorable role in Invasion by Hugo Santiago. She decided to
leave her career in 1997 after Souls' Square. At present she has three
grandchildren and is living happily married. - Alfredo Alcón was born on 3 March 1930 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Martín Fierro (1968), A Bully in 1900 (1960) and Los inocentes (1963). He died on 11 April 2014 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Anthony Herrera was born on 19 January 1944 in Wiggins, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and director, known for As the World Turns (1956), American Playhouse (1980) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). He was married to Basha. He died on 21 June 2011 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Armando Bo was born on 3 May 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and producer, known for Ardent Summer (1973), La señora del intendente (1967) and Los días calientes (1966). He died on 8 October 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Diego Armando Maradona is an Argentine football manager and retired professional footballer.
Maradona was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata. He is regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition.
He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona, S.S.C. Napoli, Sevilla F.C. and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades.
In his international career with Argentina National Football Team, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico (1986) where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany National Football Team in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico (1986) quarterfinal, he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over England National Football Team that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the 'Hand of God', while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted 'Goal of the Century' by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona became coach of Argentina National Football Team in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (2010) in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament.- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Paola Suarez was born in 1980. She was a producer and actress, known for La Muchacha Que Limpia (2021), A Taste of Blood (2020) and Tunga. She died on 25 July 2021 in Córdoba, Argentina.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hugo Fregonese was born on 8 April 1908 in Mendoza, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Hardly a Criminal (1949), My Six Convicts (1952) and Savage Pampas (1965). He was married to Faith Domergue. He died on 17 January 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Alberto Olmedo was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 24,
1933. He began to work from 6 years old (at a greengrocer's shop); he
had a very hard childhood. Olmedo or "El negro" - this way his family
and friends were saying to him, not have time to dream of being an
actor. He had to study and help his single mother.
But at the age of 14, Olmedo began to work as tap dancing in the
theatre (La Comedia de Rosario), as rented public; his mission was to
initiate the plaudits when the people was indifferent. The "Negro"
remained fascinated with this universe, and began to frequent clubs and
to work as imitator (Lola Flores, Miguel de Molina, between others),
small roles in comedies, and some steps of dance.
With twenty years old, Olmedo moved to Buenos Aires, and he obtained
employment in Channel 7 as Camera Director. On TV, Olmedo created a
very dear personage, the Capital Piluso, and from this moment his
reputation grew, turning in a TV star.
Then came "No toca botón" and tons of extraordinary personages
like "El Manosanta", "Rogelio Roldán", "Grotovsky and Stalisnavsky",
"Chiquito Reyes", and many other, that led to theatre and cinema with
equal success.
He died very young after falling from the ninth floor of a building, in Mar del Plata, one evening of March, 1988, leaving all the Argentinians sadder than never, and forever. - Lolita Torres was born on 26 March 1930 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La hermana San Sulpicio (1960), 40 años de novios (1963) and Novia para dos (1956). She was married to Julio Cesar Caccia and Santiago Rodolfo Burastero. She died on 14 September 2002 in Capital Federal, Argentina.
- María Onetto was born on 18 August 1966 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Wild Tales (2014), Puzzle (2010) and The Headless Woman (2008). She died on 2 March 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sultry, sleepy-eyed Argentine brunette Mona Maris was born Rosa Emma
Mona Maria Marta Capdevielle, of Spanish-French parentage. Her
well-to-do background ensured a quality education with an emphasis on
foreign languages. Mona mastered three of them, but, alas, English was
not among them. This mattered little early on, as her career began in
silent films in 1925, first in England and France, then with Universum
AG in Germany. Moving to the U.S. in 1929, she was signed by Fox to
co-star opposite Warner Baxter in two
above-average westerns:
Romance of the Rio Grande (1929)
and the The Arizona Kid (1930)
(in which she was rather overshadowed by a young
Carole Lombard). In fairness,
neither film gave her much to do, except be ornamental. In 'Arizona
Kid', she was also unwisely permitted to sing, which was not her forte.
Combined with her rather strained command of English, it was somewhat
inevitable that she would find herself relegated to acting in a string
of Spanish-language versions of American films.
Mona Maris is remembered today less for her sojourn in Hollywood, than
for her on-screen chemistry with legendary singer
Carlos Gardel in the musical drama
Cuesta abajo (1934). Filmed in
Argentina, it co-starred Mona as a femme fatale and proved to be her
defining screen role. She auditioned for the part via telephone from
the Paramount lot (having just completed shooting of
Kiss and Make-Up (1934)) for
French-born director
Louis J. Gasnier, winning out
over fellow candidates
Raquel Torres and
Rosita Montenegro. "Cuesta abajo" was
well-received upon its release in the U.S., becoming the most
successful Spanish-language film up to that time. Following Gardel's
untimely death in 1935, Mona absented herself from the screen for six
years.
She returned to Hollywood again in the early 40's, free-lancing for
most of the majors, in films like
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
and Tampico (1944). Even though, her
English was now fluent, she remained mostly typecast as
south-of-the-border senoritas. After an uncredited bit in the
Bob Hope comedy
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946), her
career wound down with a third-billed part in a third rate swashbuckler
for Republic, The Avengers (1950).
Shortly after that, she called it a day and in 1960 retired to Lima,
Peru, with her second husband, Dutch millionaire Herman Rick.- Zulema Esther Gonzalez Borbon was born in Buenos Aires on October 17,
1920. She began working as a model when she was in her teens and, at
the same time, she became an extra in cheap movies. She was given more
important roles in a modest studio called EFA-Establecimientos
Filmadores Argentinos, but then, all of a sudden and thanks to her role
in Stella (1943), she reached stardom. A beautiful, tall blonde, her talent
was very limited but people did not want to see her acting. They paid
their tickets to see that image. She began a relationship with director
Luis César Amadori in 1941 and became one of the stars of Argentina Sono Film.
After the huge success of God Bless You (1948) (aka God Reward You), star and
director got married and both became co-owners of Sono Film. Mr. and
Mrs. Amadori enjoyed a happy time under the first two Peron
governments. They made movies in Mexico in the 1950s, but after the
1955 coup, they left Argentina and flew to Spain. Both went on working
there. Moreno excelled in a movie called La noche y el alba (1958) (aka The Night and the
Dawn) and showed she had learned her craft. Unfortunately, she decided
to quit cinema when she was 40 years old.
In 1965, she was offered a part in an Italian-Argentine co-production
starring Vittorio Gassman, but she did not bother to answer. In the 1970s, the
couple returned to Argentina -- both were owners of the Maipo theater.
In 1977, Mr. Amadori died, and she became sort of a recluse. Director
'Maria Luisa Bemberg' and producer Lita Stantic offered her a role in Camila (1984), but she
turned it down. She died in Buenos Aires in 1999 and is still
remembered as the symbol of an era. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Leonardo Favio was born on 28 May 1938 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Aniceto (2008), Gatica, the Monkey (1993) and Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965). He was married to María Vaner. He died on 5 November 2012 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Actress
- Writer
- Costume Designer
Niní Marshall was born on 1 June 1903 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She was an actress and writer, known for Madame Sans-Gêne (1945), Cándida (1939) and Los celos de Cándida (1940). She was married to Edelemann, Felipe, Carmelo Santiago and Salcedo, Marcelo. She died on 18 March 1996 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Alabaster-skinned, platinum sex symbol, Isabel Sarli's eternal rival.
In Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela she starred in films awash with
nudity and lust during the sixties and early seventies. Also appeared
in TV versions of Naná, Lola Montes and Lady Hamilton. Married-divorced
to producer Leonardo Barujel. - Gustavo Pedraza was an actor, known for Eva La Trailera (2016), El Rostro de la Venganza (2012) and En otra piel (2014). He died on 20 November 2023 in Argentina.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Astor Piazzolla was born on 11 March 1921 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and actor, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), The French Dispatch (2021) and Raw Deal (1986). He died on 4 July 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Bertha Moss was born on 7 August 1919 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for The Exterminating Angel (1962), No se mande, profe (1969) and Corazón salvaje (1977). She died on 4 February 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Sandro was born on August 19, 1945, as Roberto Sanchez. He began the
secondary school and was expelled in the first year. In 1960 he formed
of his first band of music called "Blue Trio" (Trío Azul). Later, when
one of the members of the group gone, turned into the duo "The Caribs" (Los Caribes). Dissolved The Caribs in few time, Sandro began his
soloist's career, and formed the group "The caniches of Oklahoma",
integrated by H. Centurion, A. Quiroga, L. Vázquez and Sandro, who was
the guitarist and the second voice. Later, the group transformed in "Them of Fire" (Los de fuego). In 1963, Los de fuego recorded a single
"¿Llamas a esto amor?" (Called you love this?) and "Eres un demonio
disfrazado" (You are a demon disguised). Later, the group recorded
"Choza de azúcar" (Hut of Sugar) and "Dulce" (Sweet), and in 1964, Los
de Fuego recorded the disc "Presentando a Sando" (Presenting Sandro).
This album has songs like "Hay mucha agitación" (There is many
agitation and "Las largas noches" (The long nights). Sandro has more
than 30 published discs, among them, "Sandro and Those of Fire"
(Sandro y Los de Fuego), "Alma y Fuego" (Soul and Fire), "Una muchacha
y una guitarra" (A girl and a guitar), and the best of everything:
"Sandro de America" (Sandro of America). From 2001 Sandro began to have
physical problems (heart and lungs; he was a great smoker), and he was hospitalized. As
consequence of a pulmonary double and the heart transplant, and after
facing infectious derivative processes, Sandro died on January 4, 2010,
stopping a great legacy for the romantic music.- Beto Gianola was born in 1924 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for El puerto de las culpas (1957), Herencia de amor (1981) and Ciclosis (1971). He died on 17 April 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Claudio Rissi was born in Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, on April 14, 1947. Moved to Coghlan at 17, the proximity to River Plate took him to the club's theater school, where he became a "clandestine actor", hidden from his father, Rafael. Then he spent a year at the School of Dramatic Arts, but the most powerful master had already completed it, that of the street wanderings. He has worked on more than 30 films, among which we will mention Plata Quemada by Marcelo Piñeyro; Nine Queens, by Fabian Bielinsky; Lugares Comunes by Adolfo Aristarain; El Fondo Del Mar by Damián Szifron, and Juan y Eva by Paula de Luque. He has been awarded two Awards for Best Supporting Actor of the Argentine Critics Association, the first in 2001 by 76-89-03, by Cristian Bernard and Flavio Nardini, and the second in 2012 by Aballay, El hombe sin miedo of Fernando Spiner.
He has worked in numerous series, including Okupas and Epitafios. In 2016 he played Mario Borges, a boss of the underworld, in El marginal, winner of eleven Tatos (Argentine television awards) and the Grand Prix at the Séries Mania Festival in Paris, in 2016. Canal + broadcasts the series in France.
Between 2014 and 2016 he gave life to the character of El Tatita in Terrenal, a play written and directed by Mauricio Kartun. - Augusto Larreta was born on 7 July 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Deathstalker (1983), The Official Story (1985) and The Power of Darkness (1979). He died on 21 August 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- After more than ten years playing bits and co-starring roles in movies,
she attained stardom in Mario Soffici's
Rosaura a las 10 (1958). Next
she went to Spain, where she played leading roles in many films. Back
in Argentina in the mid-sixties, since then she gave able performances
in movies, theatre and television. Married and divorced to actors
Alberto Berco and
Rudy Carrié. Her daughter is actress
Roxana Berco. - Patricia Aspíllaga was born in 1946 in Peru. She was an actress, known for De todos modos Juan te llamas (1976), La ley del monte (1976) and El principio (1973). She died on 9 August 2003 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actress
- Composer
- Producer
Rosario Bléfari was born on 24 December 1965 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress and composer, known for Silvia Prieto (1999), Planta permanente (2019) and Lo que vendrá (1988). She died on 6 July 2020 in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born from immigrant parents, as a teenager he joined SODRE, the Music,
Theater and Radio National Organization in Uruguay. Since his early
twenties he was Principal Stage Director. Worked with legendary
conductors like Erich Kleiber and Arturo Toscanini, and theater masters
like Louis Jouvet. Enormously cultured and read, he was also a
playwright and translator from Latin and French. Married Maria O.
Beceiro and had two sons: Daniel and Rafael, and a daughter, Ana Maria.
In 1946 moved to Buenos Aires invited to work in the nascent movie
industry in Argentina. He was most prolific during the bustling years
of the studio system, the 50s and 60s. Throughout his life he continued
to work and enjoy success as a stage director, as in his words,
"theater was his true love". Later in life was also involved in
television, a medium in which he produced his last staging. Among many
awards received are Best Film and Best Director from the Argentine
Cinema Academy; Best Film (Horizontes de Piedra), Karlovy Vary Festival
(Czech Republic), and Best Film (Barcos de Papel), Venezia Children
Movie Festival.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eliseo Subiela was born on 27 December 1944 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Man Facing Southeast (1986), The Dark Side of the Heart (1992) and Last Images of the Shipwreck (1989). He was married to Mora Moglia. He died on 25 December 2016 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actress
Felipa Gómez was born on 10 September 1870 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was an actress. She died on 15 April 1967 in Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Mecha Ortiz is a legendary Argentinean actress whose real name was
María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro de Ortiz. She was
considered the Greta Garbo of the Argentine films and theatre world; born
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 24, 1900. Her parents were
Vicente Varela Nimo and Josefa Domínguez Castro. She married Julián Ortiz, a
small farmer with whom she had a son, Julián, diplomatic, translator
and playwright who was married to Violeta Bertina. She had a brother
called José, who was a theatre director and a sister, Amanda who also
was an actress. She had two more sisters called Josefa and Aurora. She
was Argentine President Roberto M. Ortiz' relative. She attended
courses at the National Drama School. Her debut was in 1929 and she
made audiences familiar with plays written by several famous authors,
among them: Terence Rattigan, Frank Voksper, Agatha Christie, James Barrie, W. Somerset Maugham, and
Noël Coward. Amongst her films were: Women Who Work (1938), Safo: A Passion Story (1943), Camino del infierno (1946), Madame Bovary (1947),
Bendita seas (1956) and Piedra libre (1976). - Gino Renni was born on 7 June 1943 in Corigliano Calabro, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Amándote (1988), Amándote II (1990) and Dr. Amor (2003). He died on 1 August 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Leo Marini was born on 23 August 1920 in Mendoza, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Sueña, mi amor (1946), Sussi (1988) and Our Lady of the Assassins (2000). He was married to Gloria Solanas and Esther Salandari. He died on 15 October 2000 in Mendoza, Argentina.- Roberto Escalada began working on the radio and it was his voice the
one that called the attention of producers. He was handsome enough to
start a career as a member of different movies casts. It was director
Carlos Hugo Christensen who used this very good performer to create a
new masculine Latinamerican type in "Sapho, story of a passion". In
this exceptional melodrama, Escalada was coupled with Mecha Ortiz, and
older woman. His fate was sealed in that he became a masochistic icon
in the 40s, squeezed and put out to pasture by shadowy ladies old - the
mentioned Ortiz or young Olga Zubarry. His best movie of the 40s is
"Los Pulpos" - "The octopuses" directed by Christensen, too. In 1950 he
was chosen to play the central role of a Bioy Casares' short novel that
in cinema was called "Mr Oribe's crime". And in 1955 he was a
magnificent businessman in "Yesterday it was spring" - "Ayer fue
primavera" - directed by Fernando Ayala. According to Olga Zubarry -
his couple in some films - he was an affable man with a strong sense of
humour. His life changed at the beginning of the 60s when he got
married and start working on TV. A heavy smoker he had some troubles
during this decade. Problem was that roles for him were unavailable in
cinema and he spent the last years of this life dedicated to TV. - Ignacio Quirós was born in 1931 in Vigo, Spain. He was an actor, known for Marco, el candidato (1994), Cinco gallinas y el cielo (1957) and Teatro de suspenso (1959). He died on 12 December 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
- Composer
- Director
Lead singer of Soda Stereo, band from Argentina. One of the most
important South American rock bands that started in 1982 and said
goodbye with a last concert in 1997. He began with a very successful
solo career in 1992. An excellent song writer, composer and actor. He
composed music for two movies, Más bien (2001), and _Sólo por hoy (2000)_, also acting in the
former (playing Jorge). Performed with Soda Stereo at one of the MTV
Unplugged sessions in 1996. The resultant album was called "Comfort y
música para volar". Soda Stereo's last concert is also available as a
CD, it's called "El Ultimo Concierto" (1997).- Nelly Beltrán was born on 29 August 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La banda del Golden Rocket (1991), El rufián (1961) and Socios para la aventura (1958). She was married to Maurice Jouvet. She died on 2 December 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Julieta Vallina was born in 1972 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La Flor (2018), Tiempos Compulsivos (2012) and Terrified (2017). She died on 13 June 2022 in Argentina.
- Actress
- Producer
Beautiful blonde discovered by Hugo del Carril in the film Una cita con
la vida. Frequently teamed with Enzo Viena in movies and TV. Married
and divorced singer Fernando de Soria in the mid-sixties and actor
Ricardo Bauleo from late-sixties to mid-seventies. She died of
cancer.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Tita Merello was born on 11 October 1904 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She was an actress and writer, known for Guacho (1954), Cinco rostros de mujer (1947) and Arrabalera (1950). She died on 24 December 2002 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Luis César Amadori was born on 28 May 1903 in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Honeysuckle (1938), La pasión desnuda (1953) and Almafuerte (1949). He was married to Zully Moreno. He died on 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Luis Saslavsky was born on 21 April 1903 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for La corona negra (1951), La dama duende (1945) and Las ratas (1963). He died on 20 March 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Demure and pretty blonde who played ingenues in Leopoldo Torre
Nilsson's masterpieces La casa del ángel, La caída and La mano en la
trampa. Married during a short time to Rodolfo Khun, who directed her
in Los inconstantes. She was effective in Leonardo Favio's El romance
del Aniceto y la Francisca. Since mid-eighties she has been retired
from show business.