Argentine films of 1956
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19561956 in filmThe year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
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| Alejandra Alejandra For the female given name see Alejandra .Alejandra is a 1956 Argentinian film directed by Carlos Schlieper and written by Alexandre Bisson. The movie stars Delia Garcés and Georges Rivière.... |
Carlos Schlieper Carlos Schlieper Carlos Schlieper was an Argentine film director and screenwriter of the classic era.He directed some 30 films between 1939 and 1957, writing for over 20 of them, films such as Alejandra in 1956.... |
Delia Garcés Delia Garcés Delia Garcés was an Argentine film actress of the late 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 and 1959.Garcés began her acting career in 1937... , Georges Riviere Georges Rivière Georges Rivière is a French actor who worked in Argentine cinema in the 1950s. He appeared in nearly 50 films between 1948 and 1970.-Selected filmography:* The Lame Devil * El Vampiro negro * John Paul Jones... , Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel was an Argentine actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film Circe, which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Dance of Fire... , Ego Brunoldi, Humberto de la Rosa, Rafael Diserio, Mabel Duclos, Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club.-External links:*... , Aurelia Ferrer |
Written by Alexandre Bisson Alexandre Bisson Alexandre Charles Auguste Bisson was an important French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist. Born in Briouze, Orne in Lower Normandy, he was successful in his native France as well as in the United States... |
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| Amor a primera vista Amor a primera vista Amigos para la aventura is a 1956 Argentine musical comedy directed by Leo Fleider and written by Abel Santacruz and Jean Cartier... |
Leo Fleider Leo Fleider Leo Fleider was a Polish born Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era.... |
Ramon Garay Ramón Garay Ramón J. Garay was a Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the classic era of the 1940s and 1950s. Although a fmailiar face of the period in films he didn't enter film until the age of 45.... , Lolita Torres, Osvaldo Miranda Osvaldo Miranda (actor) Osvaldo Isaías Mathon Miranda was an Argentinian film and television actor whose credits also included more than fifty stage productions.... , Susana Campos Susana Campos Susana Campos was an Argentine actress. She starred in the 1950 film Arroz con leche under director Carlos Schlieper.-External links:. .... , Morenita Gal, Josefa Goldar, Nelly Lainez Nelly Láinez Nelly Láinez was an Argentine comedic actress, best known her performances in a string of unusual titled Argentine comedic films and television shows such as Vampires Prefer Fatties in 1974.... , Mónica Linare, Lalo Malcolm, Marcos Zucker Marcos Zucker Marcos Zucker was an Argentine actor of Polish-Jewish descent, known for his work on stage, television, and in films, he is best known for his comedic roles and appeared in 66 films.- Biography :... |
Musical Musical film The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate... |
Tango Argentine Tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of... |
| Bendita seas Bendita seas Bendita seas is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Luis Mottura | Mecha Ortiz Mecha Ortiz Maria Mercedes Varela Nimo Dominguez Castro de Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981. Beginning in 1954 film El Abuelo . Her last appearance on film was in 1981. She died in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 87.-Family:Her husband, Julián Ortiz, was a... |
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| Cubitos de hielo Cubitos de hielo Cubitos de hielo is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Juan Sirez | Francisco Álvarez, Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel was an Argentine actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film Circe, which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Dance of Fire... , Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio was an Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.Baroffio began his film career in 1936 , and starred in nearly 40 films between then and his death in 1962... , Ana María Campoy Ana María Campoy Ana María Campoy was an Argentine actress of Colombian origin. She was born in Bogotá, the child of a couple of actors who had a theatre company in Spain. She began acting at the age of 4, and at 17 she formed her own company.... , Ana María Cassan, José Cibrián José Cibrián José Cibrián , nicknamed Pepe, was an Argentine actor. Born in Buenos Aires, where he also died, he has an extensive filmography, including well-received movies such as Pájaro loco and La Cigarra no es un bicho.... , Adolfo Gallo, Tito Gómez Tito Gómez Tito Gómez or Tito Gomez may refer to:*Tito Gómez *Tito Gómez *Tito Gomez , Cuban-born painter... |
Written by Julio Porter Julio Porter Julio Porter was an Argentine screenwriter and film director known as one of the most prolific screenwriters and film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina.... |
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| Catita es una dama | Julio Saraceni Julio Saraceni Julio Saraceni was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades.... |
Niní Marshall Niní Marshall Niní Marshall was a popular Argentine comedienne and actress.-Life and work:She was born Marina Esther Traveso in Buenos Aires to Pedro and María Ángela Traveso, a well-to-do family in Rosario, in 1903... , Augusto Codecá, Berta Ortegosa, Luis Corradi, Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club.-External links:*... , Héctor Rivera |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
Abel Santacruz Abel Santacruz Abel Santacruz was a major Argentine screenwriter who is credited for writing nearly 130 films spanning seven decades of Argentine cinema.... |
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| La Dama del millón La Dama del millón La Dama del millón is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Enrique Cahen Salaberry Enrique Cahen Salaberry Enrique Cahen Salaberry was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned five decades.... |
Tilda Thamar Tilda Thamar -Selected filmography:* Massacre in Lace * Maid in Paris * A Bomb for a Dictator * Friends and Neighbours * Faceless -External links:... , Georges Rivière Georges Rivière Georges Rivière is a French actor who worked in Argentine cinema in the 1950s. He appeared in nearly 50 films between 1948 and 1970.-Selected filmography:* The Lame Devil * El Vampiro negro * John Paul Jones... , George Rigaud George Rigaud George Rigaud was an Argentine film actor. He appeared in 194 films between 1932 and 1981.He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was killed in a road accident in Madrid, Spain.-Selected filmography:... , Julia Sandoval, Felisa Mary, Héctor Calcaño Héctor Calcaño Héctor Calcaño was an Argentine film actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films between 1933 and 1968.-Filmography:1. Este cura ... aka Operación San Antonio 2. Señora del intendente, La .... Mezadra... , Julián Bourges Julián Bourges Julián Bourges was an Argentine film actor. He starred in some 25 films between 1944 and 1975.Biondo made his debut in 1944 in the film Importancia de ser ladrón and in 1956 La Dama del millón and in 1960 appeared in the Antonio Cunill Jr. film Los Acusados.His last film was Carmiña: Su historia... , Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel was an Argentine actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film Circe, which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Dance of Fire... , Rosita Leporace |
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| Después del silencio Después del silencio Después del silencio is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Lucas Demare Lucas Demare Lucas Demare was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.... |
Violeta Antier, Francisco Audenino, Lucía Barause, Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in Melodías porteñas. Battaglia starred in over 100 films between then and 1987... |
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| Horizontes de piedra Horizontes de piedra Horizontes de piedra is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto was a Uruguayan-Argentine film director.-Biography:... |
Enrique Abela, Milagros de la Vega, Fausto Etchegoin, Enrique Fava, Mario Lozano Mario Lozano Mario Lozano is a member of the U.S. Army holding the rank of specialist , who was once indicted by an Italian court for his role in the death of Italian Secret Service officer Nicola Calipari in an incident on Route Irish, immediately following the Rescue of Giuliana Sgrena... , Liana Noda |
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| Goleta austral Goleta austral Goleta austral is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Oscar Carchano | Tito Alonso Tito Alonso -Career:Alonso entered film in 1940 at the age of 14 in El Inglés de los güesosIn 1947 he appeared in A sangre fría. Alonso worked consistently in Argentine film throughout the 1950s, 60s and 1970s appearing in the 1964 popular film Aconcagua amongst many others.Alonso also appeared in the 1974... , Diana Ingro, Ricardo Trigo, Norberto Sánchez Calleja, Claudio Lucero |
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| Edad difícil Edad difícil Edad difícil is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Leopoldo Torres Rios Leopoldo Torres Ríos Leopoldo Torres Ríos was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer... |
Carlos Benso, Enrique Colombo, Margarita Corona, Julia Dalmas | Drama | |
| Estrellas de Buenos Aires Estrellas de Buenos Aires Estrellas de Buenos Aires is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Kurt Land Kurt Land Kurt Landesberger was an Austrian born Argentine film director of the 1950s and 1960s.... |
Maruja Montesinos, Pepe Arias, Alfredo Barbieri, Nené Cao, Thelma del Río, Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada Carlos Estrada is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club.-External links:*... |
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| Novia para dos Novia para dos Novia para dos is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Leo Fleider Leo Fleider Leo Fleider was a Polish born Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era.... |
Lolita Torres, Osvaldo Miranda Osvaldo Miranda (actor) Osvaldo Isaías Mathon Miranda was an Argentinian film and television actor whose credits also included more than fifty stage productions.... , Luis Dávila, Beatriz Bonnet, Ramón Garay Ramón Garay Ramón J. Garay was a Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the classic era of the 1940s and 1950s. Although a fmailiar face of the period in films he didn't enter film until the age of 45.... , María Fernanda |
Tango Argentine Tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of... musical Musical film The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate... |
Julio Porter Julio Porter Julio Porter was an Argentine screenwriter and film director known as one of the most prolific screenwriters and film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina.... |
| La Muerte flota en el río La Muerte flota en el río La Muerte flota en el río is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Augusto Cesar Vatteone | Alfredo Almanza, Teresa Blasco, Alba Castellanos, Eduardo Cuitiño | ||
| Marta Ferrari Marta Ferrari Marta Ferrari is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Julio Saraceni Julio Saraceni Julio Saraceni was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades.... |
Juan Carlos Barbieri, Ricardo Castro Ríos Ricardo Castro Ríos Ricardo Castro Ríos was a classic Spanish - Argentine film actor.He came onto the scene in 1945 in the acclaimed 1945 film La Cabalgata del circo in which he starred alongside two of the biggest names in Argentine cinema in the day, Libertad Lamarque and Hugo del Carril.In 1947 he then starred in... , Jorge De La Riestra, Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cou was a classic Uruguayan - Argentine actor who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980.Born in Montevideo Uruguay, Cou moved to Buenos Aires to pursue a career as a screen actor. He appeared in his first film in 1936... |
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| Luces de candilejas Luces de candilejas Luces de candilejas is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina.... |
Francisco Álvarez, Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio was an Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.Baroffio began his film career in 1936 , and starred in nearly 40 films between then and his death in 1962... , Guillermo Brizuela Méndez, Alberto Castillo, Francisco Charmiello, Miguel de Molina |
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| Prohibido para menores Prohibido para menores Prohibido para menores is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Ignacio Tankel | Emilio Comte Emilio Comte Emilio Comte is an Argentine film actor active between 1950 at today.-External links:... , Francisco de Paula Francisco de Paula Francisco de Paula may refer to:* Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, infant of Spain* Francisco de Paula Aguirre, Venezuelan composer* Francisco De Paula Bazán, Peruvian goalkeeper... , Diana Miriam Jones, Noemí Laserre |
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| El Protegido El Protegido El Protegido is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.... |
Rosa Rosen, Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in Melodías porteñas. Battaglia starred in over 100 films between then and 1987... , Guillermo Murray, Mirko Álvarez, Fernando Vegal, Alicia Bellan |
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| La Pícara soñadora La Pícara soñadora La Pícara soñadora is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Erneso Arancibia | Alfredo Alcón, Violeta Antier, Francisco Audenino, Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel was an Argentine actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1948 and 1966. He starred in the film Circe, which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Dance of Fire... , Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio Mario Baroffio was an Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.Baroffio began his film career in 1936 , and starred in nearly 40 films between then and his death in 1962... |
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| Graciela Graciela Graciela was a Cuban-American singer of Latin Jazz, known as The First Lady of Latin Jazz.-Biography:Graciela Pérez-Gutiérrez was born in Havana, Cuba and raised in the Afro-Cuban Jesús María neighborhood. A pioneer in music, as a black Cuban woman, in a so-called man's world, she opened doors for... |
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.... |
Elsa Daniel Elsa Daniel Elsa Daniel born Elsa Nilda Gómez Scapatti is a retired Argentine film actress.She entered film in the 1954 classic El Abuelo and made some 30 appearances in film between then and 1987.... , Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa was a Chilean-born Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the Cinema of Argentina.... , Ilde Pirovano, Alba Múgica, Ernesto Bianco, Alita Román Alita Román Alita Román , was an Argentine film actress She starred in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982.Roman made her debut in 1935 in the film La Barra Mendocina and in 1960 appeared in the Antonio Cunill Jr... |
Tango Argentine Tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of... drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
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| Oro bajo Oro bajo Oro bajo is a 1956 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici.-Cast:*Ariel Absalón*Ana Arneodo*Carmen Caballero*Gregorio Cicarelli*Eduardo Comellas*José De Angelis*Zulema Esperanza*Carlos Estrada*Josefa Goldar*Tito Grassi*Mónica Grey... |
Mario Soffici Mario Soffici Mario Soffici was an Italian born Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era.A native of Florence, Soffici moved the Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the film El Alma de Bandoneón, working with popular actors of the period such as... |
José Maurer José Maurer Jose Maurer was a stage and cinema actor starring mainly in the Yiddish theatre in Europe, Argentina and Israel from the early 1920s.- Biography :... , Ariel Absalón, Ana Arneodo Ana Arneodo Ana Arneodo was an Argentine actress of the 1940s and 1950s.Arneodo made her appearance in film in 1939 and made some 24 appearances between then and 1958, appearing in films such as the 1942 film Adolescencia alongside Pola Alonso and Al marido hay que seguirlo... , Carmen Caballero, Gregorio Cicarelli, Eduardo Comellas, José De Angelis |
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| Viaje al infinito Viaje al infinito Viaje al infinito is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Enrique Abela, Víctor Bozzoli, Armando Garbi, Manuela Giusti, Concepción Granata | Drama | ||
| Enigma de mujer Enigma de mujer Enigma de mujer is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
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| Historia de una soga Historia de una soga Historia de una soga is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
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| El Hombre virgen El Hombre virgen El Hombre virgen is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto was a Uruguayan-Argentine film director.-Biography:... |
Julie Bardot, Antonia Herrero Antonia Herrero Antonia Herrero was an Argentine film actress.She began acting later in life and appeared in Argentine cinema between 1944 and 1973.-External links:... , Aída Luz, Bertha Moss Bertha Moss Bertha Moss , born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an actress of the stage, telenovelas and cinema of Mexico. She was born in Buenos Aires Argentina... , Eduardo Sandrini |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| El Último perro El Último perro El Último perro is a 1956 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Domingo Sapelli - Don Facundo* Hugo del Carril - Nicasio* Rosa Catá - Dona Juana* Nelly Panizza - Martina... |
Lucas Demare Lucas Demare Lucas Demare was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.... |
Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1956 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero... |
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External links and references
- Argentine films of 1956 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...