| Director | Belisario García Villar |
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| Producer | Juan Botsa |
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| Starring | |
| Music | Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio |
| Cinematography |
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| Released | April 13, 1944 (Argentina) |
| Runtime | 110 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Centauros del pasado is a 1944 Argentine historical biopic of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Belisario García Villar, with a screenplay by Villar, Eliseo Montaine, and Roberto Talice, as based upon the original historical novel by Montaine and Talice about Pancho Ramirez, a governor of Argentina's Entre Ríos Province during the Argentine War of Independence, and founder of the Republic of Entre Ríos.[1][2]
Plot
During the Argentine War of Independence, Pancho Ramirez led well-disciplined and successful forces against the Royalists, eventually founding the short-lived Republic of Entre Ríos in 1820. When opposition forces captured his wife in 1821, Ramirez was killed and beheaded during an ill-fated attempt at rescue.
Cast
- Nelo Cosimi
- Santiago Gómez Cou
- Pedro Maratea
- Alita Román
- Domingo Sapelli
- Froilán Varela
- Ernesto Vilches
- Eloy Álvarez
- Lalo Bouhier
- José De Ángelis
- Francisco Pablo Donadío
- Nelly Edison
- César Fiaschi
- Anita Jordán
- Francisco López Silva
- Raúl Merlo
- Pepito Petray
- Juan Pérez Bilbao
- Elvira Quiroga
- Marino Seré
- Félix Tortorelli
Accolades
In 1945, The Argentine Film Critics Association awarded Roberto Talice and Eliseo Montaine the Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay.
References
- ^ Luis Trelles Plazaola (1989). South American Cinema/ Cine De America Del Sur: Dictionary of Film Makers/ Diccionario De Los Productores De Peliculas. La Editorial. p. 97. ISBN 084772011X.
- ^ Fuster Retali, José. "La ausencia de la Historia Argentina en el cine nacional" (in Spanish). Espacio Latino. Retrieved 28 October 2014.