Argentine films of 1984
Encyclopedia
A list of films produced in Argentina
in 1984
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1984
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1984
1984 in film
-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
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19841984 in film-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
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| 1984 1984 in film -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film.... |
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| Asesinato en el senado de la nación Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación Asesinato en el senado de la nación is a 1984 Argentine historical crime drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and written by Carlos Somigliana. The film starred José Soriano, Miguel Ángel Solá and Oscar Martínez and premiered on 13 September 1984 in Buenos Aires... |
Miguel Ángel Solá Miguel Ángel Solá Miguel Ángel Solá is a prolific Argentine actor who has made over 60 film appearances in film and TV in Argentina since 1973.... |
Miguel Ángel Solá Miguel Ángel Solá Miguel Ángel Solá is a prolific Argentine actor who has made over 60 film appearances in film and TV in Argentina since 1973.... won Best Actor at Havana festival |
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| Atrapadas Atrapadas Atrapadas is a 1984 Argentine drama film set in a women's prison directed and written by Aníbal Di Salvo. Starring Leonor Benedetto.-Synopsis:... |
Aníbal Di Salvo | Leonor Benedetto | Prison Prison A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime... drama |
Sexploitation film |
| Camila Camila (film) Camila is a 1984 Argentine film directed by María Luisa Bemberg, based on the story of the 19th-century Argentine socialite Camila O'Gorman. The story had previously been adapted in 1910 by Mario Gallo, the now considered lost film Camila O'Gorman... |
María Luisa Bemberg | Hector Alterio, Imanol Arias Imanol Arias Imanol Arias born Manuel María Arias Domínguez , is a Spanish actor and one off film director.Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group in Spain performing in the Basque Country of northern Spain. He debuted on TV in 1976 and his first film was in "Cecilia " of 'Humberto Solas'... , Susú Pecoraro Susú Pecoraro Susú Pecoraro is Argentine film and television actress.-Career:Susana Raquel Pecoraro was born in Buenos Aires in 1952. She enrolled at the Dramatic Arts Conservatory in 1970 and graduated in 1975. She debuted in the theatre of Argentina in 1976, with a role in Yo, Argentino , and on television in... |
Historical romantic drama | Nominated for an Academy Award |
| Cuarteles de invierno | 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.... |
Patricio Contreras Patricio Contreras Patricio Contreras is a well-known Chilean-Argentine film actor.-Life and work:Contreras was born in Santiago, Chile in 1947 and emigrated to neighboring Argentina following the 1973 coup d'état against left-wing President Salvador Allende, of whom Contreras was a vocal supporter... , Ulises Dumont Ulises Dumont Ulises Dumont was a prolific Argentine film actor, credited with over 80 appearances in film and countless others in theatre and television from 1964 until his death in 2008.-Life and work:... , Luis Luque Luis Luque Luis Luque is an Argentine film and television actor.He has made over 40 appearances in film and television in Argentina since 1982 in which he appeared in Aprender a vivir.... , Arturo Maly Arturo Maly Arturo Maly was a Silver Condor award winning Argentine actor.... |
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... |
Based on a novel by Osvaldo Seriano |
| Darse cuenta | Alejandro Doria Alejandro Doria Alejandro Doria was a noted Argentine cinema and television director.-Life and work:Born in Buenos Aires in 1936, he first worked for Argentine television in 1965 as a writer for a local variety show, Show rambler.... |
China Zorilla | 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... |
Won Silver Condor awards for Best Film and Best Director |
| En retirada | Juan Carlos Desanzo | Rodolfo Ranni Rodolfo Ranni Rodolfo Ranni is an Italian Argentine film actor.He has made over 85 film and TV appearances since 1958. More recently he has appeared in Argentine television dramas.-External links: .... , Gerardo Sofovich Gerardo Sofovich Gerardo Sofovich is an Argentine businessman, impresario, TV host actor, comedian, scriptwriter, and film director.... |
Military Military A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g... 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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| Mingo y Anibal, dos pelotazos en contra | 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.... |
Children's Adventure | July 17 | |
| Pasajeros de una pesadilla | Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala was an Argentine film producer, film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era... |
Federico Luppi, Gabriela Flores Gabriela Flores Gabriela Flores is an Argentine film actress.She has made some 20 film appearances since her debut in 1984 in the film Pasajeros de una pesadilla alongside Federico Luppi.-Footnotes:... |
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... |
Based on a book by Pablo Schoklender |
| Noches sin lunas ni soles | José A. Martínez Suárez | Alberto de Mendoza Alberto de Mendoza Alberto de Mendoza is actor in Argentine cinema, who has appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005 spanning eight decades.... , 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.... , Arturo Maly Arturo Maly Arturo Maly was a Silver Condor award winning Argentine actor.... , 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... |
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... , Thriller |
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| Otra esperanza | Mercedes Frutos | Hector Bidonde Héctor Bidonde Héctor Pastor Bidonde is a noted Argentine theatre, film and television actor.Bidonde was born in La Plata, in 1937. He was a shift worker in a tool & dye factory when, in 1954, he was offered a part in Carlos P. Cabral's play Amarretes... |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
Based on a novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares Adolfo Bioy Casares Adolfo Bioy Casares was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, and translator. He was a friend and collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges, and wrote what many consider one of the best pieces of fantastic fiction, the novella The Invention of Morel.-Biography:Adolfo Bioy... Feb 22 |
| Los Gatos (Prostitución de alto nivel) | Carlos Borcosque Jr. Carlos Borcosque Jr. Carlos Borcosque Jr. is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer.He is the son of director Carlos Borcosque.-Footnotes:... |
Gerardo Romano Gerardo Romano Gerardo Romano is an Argentine actor who has made some 45 appearances in mainstream film and television in Argentina since 1979... |
Sex Comedy | Comedy but deals with serious issues of male prostitution Male prostitution Male prostitution is the practice of engaging in sexual acts for money. Compared to female sex workers, male sex workers have been far less studied by researchers, and while studies suggest that there are differences between the ways these two groups look at their work, more research is needed.Male... |
| La Rosales | David Lipszyc | Hector Alterio, Ulises Dumont Ulises Dumont Ulises Dumont was a prolific Argentine film actor, credited with over 80 appearances in film and countless others in theatre and television from 1964 until his death in 2008.-Life and work:... , Ricardo Darin Ricardo Darín Ricardo Darín is an Argentine actor, screenwriter and film director.Darín is one of the biggest movie stars in Argentina. He played a number of parts in TV series for several years where he became popular as a young leading actor... |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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| Venido a menos | Alejandro Azzani | Fernando Siro Fernando Siro Fernando Siro was an Argentine film actor, film director and screenwriter.-Life and work:Born Francisco Ángel Luksich in Villa Ballester, he developed an early interest in acting and in 1950 was given his first Argentine cinema role in El otro yo de Marcela, directed by Alberto de Zavalía... , Irma Córdoba Irma Córdoba Irma Córdoba was an Argentine film actress of the classic era.She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films such as Fuera de la ley 1937 and Atorrante . She retired in 1997.-Filmography:*Mundo contra mí, El *Eva... , Elena Cruz |
Comedy-drama | |
| Victoria 392 | Juan José Campanella | Eduardo Blanco Eduardo Blanco Eduardo Blanco may refer to:*Eduardo Blanco , Spanish/Argentine actor*Eduardo Blanco , Venezuelan history writer and politician... , Juan José Campanella |
Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... 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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| Zama (film) | Nicolás Sarquís Nicolás Sarquís Nicolás Sarquís was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His first full-length movie was Palo y hueso , filmed in black and white.He died of lung cancer in 2003.-Filmography:*1965 Después de hora... |
Mario Pardo Mario Pardo Mario Pardo is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Deportes La Serena of the Primera División in Chile.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at... , Hector Alterio |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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| The Warrior and the Sorceress The Warrior And The Sorceress The Warrior and the Sorceress is an 81-minute motion picture directed by John C. Broderick and starring David Carradine, released in 1984 by New Horizons... |
David Carradine David Carradine David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues... |
Fantasy Fantasy film Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap... |
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| Los Reyes del sablazo | 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.... |
Alberto Olmedo Alberto Olmedo Alberto Olmedo was an Argentine comedian and actor.Olmedo was born in Barrio Pichincha, Rosario, Santa Fe Province. In his teens, he was a gifted gymnast and an aspiring actor, who tried his luck with several amateur theater companies and enjoyed some local success.Olmedo moved to Buenos Aires in... , Jorge Porcel Jorge Porcel Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América... |
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... |
Based on a novel by Ariel Cortazzo |
| Gracias por el fuego | Sergio Renán Sergio Renán Sergio Renán is an Argentine actor, film director and screenwriter.Born in Buenos Aires in 1933, Renán became an accomplished violinist in his teens and, following a minor film role in Mario Soffici's 1951 drama Pasó en mi barrio , he joined the theatre as an actor and continued to appear in... |
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.... , Bárbara Mújica Barbara Mujica Barbara Mujica is an American novelist, short story writer and critic.Her latest novels are Sister Teresa , based on the life of Saint Teresa of Ávila, and Frida, based on the life of Frida Kahlo... , Victor Laplace Víctor Laplace Víctor Laplace is an acclaimed Argentine film actor. He has appeared in over 80 films since 1970, such as Eva Perón and Un Amor en Moisés Ville in 2001, as well as extensive local and international theatre credits.-Filmography:#Detrás del sol, más cielo - Antón#Angelelli, la... |
Based on a novel by Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet.... |
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| Malvinas: Historia de traiciones | Jorge Denti | Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... |
Important documentary about the Falklands War Falklands War The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands... |
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| El Juguete rabioso | Aníbal Di Salvo | Sex Sex In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents... 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... |
Themes of Homosexuality Homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same... -Based on a novel by Robert Arlt |
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| Juego perverso | Ricardo Pérez Roulet | Paulino Andrada | ||
External links and references
- Argentine films of 1984 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...