Hugo del Carril

Summary

Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.

Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril by Annemarie Heinrich
Born
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana

(1912-11-30)30 November 1912
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died13 August 1989(1989-08-13) (aged 76)

Early life edit

Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril was the son of parents of a rich economic position, his mother Orsolina Bertani was born in Argentina (daughter of the Italian Anarchist Orsini Bertani), but his father Hugo Fontana was an Italian architect, born in Milan. But in spite of the comforts and the comfortable life they led, his parents separated and young Hugo was left in the charge of a family friend.

Career edit

Del Carril originally began as a popular personality on Argentine radio, and parlayed that into a film career that began in late 1936. He was an immediate hit, and developed into one of Argentina's major film stars. He made some 50 film appearances as an actor between then and his retirement in 1976 but he turned to directing in 1949 and simultaneously directed, acted and produced many of his films becoming one of the industries highest earners of the period. In 1952 he directed the widely acclaimed Argentine film, Las Aguas Bajan Turbias known as "River of Blood" in English. He also composed the "Peronist March" (Marcha Peronista), which served as the anthem of the Peronist movement. Del Carril was himself a committed Peronist and was briefly blacklisted and sent into exile in Mexico following Peron's overthrow in 1955.[1]

His 1961 film Esta tierra es mía was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography edit

Actor edit

 
Hugo del Carril in 1950

Director edit

Screenwriter edit

  • Yo maté a Facundo (1975)
  • Historia del 900 (1949)

Producer edit

  • Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964)
  • La sentencia (1964)
  • La calesita (1963)
  • Las tierras blancas (1959)
  • Una cita con la vida (1958)
  • Más allá del olvido (1956)
  • La Quintrala, doña Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1955)
  • Surcos de sangre (1950)
  • Historia del 900 (1949)

Bibliography edit

  • Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 2003.
  • Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

References edit

  1. ^ Rist p.202
  2. ^ "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

External links edit

  • Hugo del Carril at IMDb