Lucas Demare was an 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 director

Film director

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 prominent in the Cinema of Argentina

Cinema of Argentina

The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....

 in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

He wrote and directed films such as El cura gaucho (1941), La guerra gaucha

La Guerra Gaucha

La guerra gaucha is a 1942 Silver Condor award winning Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manzi and Ulyses Petit de Murat, is based on the novel by...

(1942) La calle grita

La Calle grita

La Calle grita is a 1948 Argentine film....

(1948), Mi noche triste

Mi noche triste

"Mi noche triste" was the first tango the singer Carlos Gardel recorded. Lyrics were written by Pascual Contursi and the music by Samuel Castriota. In 1951 it was the basis of a film; Mi noche triste.-History:...

(1951), Zafra (1958) and La Boda (1964). His last film as a director was Hombres de mar

Hombres de mar

Hombres de mar is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....

in 1977.

In 1964 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival

14th Berlin International Film Festival

The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1964.-Jury:* Anthony Mann * Hermann Schwerin* Lucas Demare* Jacques Doniol-Valcroze* Yorgos Javellas* Richard Todd* Takashi Hamama* Gerd Ressing...

.

He died of a heart attack at seventy-one in 1981.

Filmography as director

• Hombres de mar (1977)
• Solamente ella (1975)
• Madre María, La (1974)
• Pájaro loco (1971)
• Humo de Marihuana (1968)
  
• Rutas para la Mesopotamia (1968)
• Cigarra está que arde, La (1967)
• Sentencia para un traidor (1967)
• Guerrilleros, Los (1965)
• La Boda (1964)
• Italia di notte n. 1 (1964)
• Hijo de Hombre (1961)
• Plaza Huincul (Pozo Uno) (1960)
• Mi esqueleto (1959)
• Detrás de un largo muro (1958)
• Zafra (1958)
• 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...
  
   (1956)
• Sangre y acero (1956)
• Después del silencio (1956)
• Mercado de abasto (1955)
• Guacho (1954)
• Seductor de Granada, El (1953)
• Un Guapo del 900
  Un Guapo del 900
  Un Guapo del 900 is a 1952 Argentine film....
  
   (1952)
• Payaso (1952)
• Los Isleros
  Los Isleros
  Los Isleros is a 1951 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Tita Merello* Arturo García Buhr* Roberto Fugazot* Enrique Fava* Graciela Lecube* Alita Román* Cayetano Biondo...
  
   (1951)
• Mi noche triste (1951)
• Culpa la tuvo el otro, La (1950)
• La Calle grita
  La Calle grita
  La Calle grita is a 1948 Argentine film....
  
   (1948)
• Como tú lo soñaste (1947)
• Nunca te diré adiós (1947)
• Pampa bárbara (1945)
• Su mejor alumno (1944)
• La Guerra gaucha
  La Guerra Gaucha
  La guerra gaucha is a 1942 Silver Condor award winning Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manzi and Ulyses Petit de Murat, is based on the novel by...
  
   (1942)
• Viejo Hucha, El (1942)
• El Cura gaucho (1941)
• Chingolo (1940)
• El Hijo del barrio
  El Hijo del barrio
  El Hijo del barrio is a 1940 Argentine film....
  
   (1940)
• Corazón de turco (1940)
• 24 horas en libertad (1939)
• Dos amigos y un amor
  Dos amigos y un amor
  Dos amigos y un amor is a 1938 Argentine musical film comedy directed by Lucas Demare. The film premiered in Buenos Aires....
  
  (1938)

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