Guillermo Battaglia was a prolific Argentine

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...

 film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.

Born in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, he began his film career in 1937 in Melodías porteñas

Melodías porteñas

Melodías porteñas is a 1937 Argentine musical film directed and written by Luis Moglia Barth.-Cast:*Rosita Contreras*Enrique Santos Discépolo*Amanda Ledesma*Marcos Caplán*Ernesto Raquén*Juan Bono*Pascual Pelliciota*Guillermo Battaglia...

. Battaglia starred in over 100 films between then and 1987. He was one of the most prolific supporting actors during this entire period, notably in Roberto Cossa

Roberto Cossa

Roberto Cossa is a prominent Argentine playwright and theatre director.-Life and work:Roberto Cossa was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in the quiet residential borough of Villa del Parque. He first performed in theatre at the age of 17 and, in 1957, he and friends founded the San...

's La nona (1979), David Lipszyc's Volver (1982), Alberto Fischerman's Los días de junio (1985), and the Best foreign film oscar-winning The Official Story

The Official Story

The Official Story is a 1985 Argentine drama film directed by Luis Puenzo, and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, and Chunchuna Villafañe, among others. In the United Kingdom, it was released as The Official Version.The film is about an upper middle class...

in 1985.

He died of a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

 in September 1988.

Filmography

• Sentimientos: Mirta de Liniers a Estambul (1987)
• Miss Mary (1986) .... Grandfather
• Días de junio, Los (1985)
• La Historia oficial (1985) .... Jose
• Noches sin lunas ni soles (1984) .... Sr. Bertozzi
• Espera, La (1983/II)
• Volver (1982)
• Conquista del paraíso, La (1981) .... The father
• Viernes de la eternidad, Los (1981) .... Don Tobías Abud
• Nona, La (1979)
• Mary, La (1974)
• Intimidades de una cualquiera (1974) .... Antonio
• Hipólito y Evita (1973)
• Destino de un capricho (1972)
• Joven, viuda y estanciera (1970)
• Amalio Reyes, un hombre
  Amalio Reyes, un hombre
  Amalio Reyes, un hombre is a 1970 Argentine comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and written by Norberto Aroldi. It was based on the story by Catulo Castillo...
  
  (1970)
• Día que me quieras, El (1969)
• Los Muchachos de antes no usaban gomina (1969)
• Deliciosamente amoral
  Deliciosamente amoral
  Deliciosamente amoral is a 1969 Argentine film....
  
  (1969)
• Novicio rebelde, El (1968) .... Ricardo Fernandez
• Novela de un joven pobre, La (1968) .... Santiago Quijano
• Asalto a la ciudad
  Asalto a la ciudad
  Asalto a la ciudad is a 1968 Argentine black and white crime film directed and written by Carlos Cores who also starred with Santiago Gómez Cou. The film premiered on 3 March 1968 in Buenos Aires. The film is based upon a crime novel.-Cast:*Agustín Barrios*Guillermo Battaglia*Osvaldo Brandi ......
  
  (1968)
• Hombre invisible ataca, El (1967) .... Police Chief
• Patapufete! (1967) .... Wise Russian
• Máscara para Ana, Una (1966)
• Fuego en la sangre (1966)
• Hotel alojamiento (1966)
• Necesito una madre (1966)
• Ritmo nuevo y vieja ola (1965)
• Hipócritas, Los (1965)
• Canuto Cañete, detective privado (1965) .... Carranza
• Mi primera novia
  Mi primera novia
  Mi primera novia is a 1965 Argentine film....
  
  (1965)
• Gordo Villanueva, El (1964)
• Los evadidos (1964)
• Cigarra no es un bicho, La (1964) .... Doctor
• Club del clan, El (1964)
• Proceso à la conciencia (1964)
• Pesadilla (1963)
• Viaje al más allá, Un (1963)
• Buscando a Mónica (1962)
• Romance de un gaucho, El (1961)
• Don Frutos Gómez (1961)
• Acusados, Los (1960)
• Potranca, La (1960)
• Yo quiero vivir contigo (1960)
• Angustia de un secreto (1959)
• Candidato, El (1959)
• Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1959)
• La Bestia humana
  La Bestia humana
  La Bestia humana is a 1957 Argentine film....
  
  (1957)
• La Casa del ángel
  The House of the Angel
  The House of the Angel is a 1957 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson from a novel by Beatriz Guido. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.- Cast :*Elsa Daniel - Ana*Lautaro Murúa - Pablo Aguirre*Guillermo Battaglia - Dr...
  
  (1957) .... Dr. Castro, Father of Ana
• Protegido, El (1956) .... Vañasco
• Section des disparus (1956)
• Bendita seas
  Bendita seas
  Bendita seas is a 1956 Argentine film....
  
  (1956) .... Francisco Arguello
• Después del silencio (1956)
• Codicia (1955)
• Hampones, Los (1955)
• Novia, La (1955)
• Vida nocturna (1955)
• Caídos en el infierno (1954)
• Mi viudo y yo (1954)
• Siete gritos en el mar (1954)
• Tres mosquiteros, Los (1953)
• Acorralada (1953)
• Troperos, Los (1953)
• Deshonra (1952)
• La Bestia debe morir
  La Bestia debe morir
  La Bestia debe morir is a 1952 Argentine thriller film, which is directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and stars Guillermo Battaglia, Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Warly Ceriani. It based on the novel The Beast must Die by Irish poet Nicholas Blake.-Plot:...
  
  (1952)
• Un Guapo del 900
  Un Guapo del 900
  Un Guapo del 900 is a 1952 Argentine film....
  
  (1952)
• Tierra extraña (1951)
• Mi vida por la tuya (1951) .... Francisco Aguirre
• Indeseable, La (1951)
• Filomena Marturano (1950)
• Fuerza ciega, La (1950)
• Regreso, El (1950) .... Diablo
• ¿Vendrás a media noche? (1950)
• Yo no elegí mi vida (1949)
• Historia del 900 (1949) .... 'Pardo' Márquez
• Las Aventuras de Jack
  Las Aventuras de Jack
  Las Aventuras de Jack is a 1949 Argentine film directed and written by Carlos F. Borcosque with Alphonse Daudet. The music was composed by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio-Cast:*Juan Carlos Barbieri*Guillermo Battaglia*Alberto Bello*Homero Cárpena...
  
  (1949)
• Hijo de la calle, El (1949)
• Muerte camina en la lluvia, La (1948) .... Boris Andreieff
• Dama del collar, La (1948)
• Como tú lo soñaste (1947)
• Con el diablo en el cuerpo (1947)
• El que recibe las bofetadas (1947)
• Verdes paraísos, Los (1947)
• Ángel desnudo, El (1946)
• Camino del infierno (1946) .... Dr.Mas
• Dama de la muerte, La (1946)
• Diamante del Maharajá, El (1946)
• Encrucijada (1946)
• Viaje sin regreso (1946)
• Seis suegras de Barba Azul, Las (1945)
• Su mejor alumno (1944)
• Muerto falta à la cita, El (1944)
• Se abre el abismo (1944)
• Safo, historia de una pasión (1943) .... Caudal
• Stella (1943)
• Todo un hombre (1943)
• Novia de los forasteros, La (1942)
• Locos de verano (1942)
• Villa Discordia (1938)
• Melodías porteñas
  Melodías porteñas
  Melodías porteñas is a 1937 Argentine musical film directed and written by Luis Moglia Barth.-Cast:*Rosita Contreras*Enrique Santos Discépolo*Amanda Ledesma*Marcos Caplán*Ernesto Raquén*Juan Bono*Pascual Pelliciota*Guillermo Battaglia...
  
  (1937)

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