10 Good Argentinian Directors
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Leonardo Favio was born on 28 May 1938 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Aniceto (2008), Gatica, the Monkey (1993) and Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965). He was married to María Vaner. He died on 5 November 2012 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.- Director
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- Producer
After ten years as assistant director to his father 'Leopoldo Torre Rios' he co-directed two films with him. His first personal work was "Graciela (1956)", an adoption from the novel 'Nada' of 'Carmen Laforet' which was made out of reach of the censorship of 'General Perón'. Later on Torre Nilsson filmed a lot of productions based on stories of his wife Beatriz Guido; e.g. "La casa del angel (1957)", "Fin de fiesta (1960)" or "Piedra libre (1975)".- Director
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Birri is known as the "Father of the New Latin American Cinema". He studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Roma, and after graduating returned to the province of Santa Fe in Argentina, where he founded the first film school specialized in documentary in Latin America. He was forced to exile due to the Argentinean military coup d'état, and lived in Italy where he shot his three-hour experimental film "Org". In 1986 he helped to found the International School of Film and Television in Cuba, and was chosen as first principal. He also taught film courses in Mexico and Venezuela, but remained in Italy, where he died.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Adolfo Aristarain began working on a regular basis in the film industry in 1965, as second assistant director. Before shooting his first film in 1978, he worked as an assistant director in more than thirty feature films, in different parts of the world, such as Sergio Leone's _Erase un vez en el Oeste_ (1968), Mario Camus' _La Colera del Viento_ (1970), Melvin Frank's _A Touch of Distinction_ (1972), Juan José Jusid's _Los Gauchos Judios_ (1974) and _No Toquen a la Nena_ (1976). From 1984 to 1985 he completed eight episodes for the series "Pepe Carvalho" (Spain) based on the Vazquez Montalban's character. In 1987, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he shot a coproduction with Columbia Pictures, a feature film originally known as _Deadly_ and then renamed The Stranger, that he does not wish to release in Argentina, because he says he doesn't like it.- Director
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Lucas Demare was born on 14 July 1910 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Guacho (1954), Los isleros (1951) and Su mejor alumno (1944). He died on 6 September 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Writer
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- Producer
Manuel Antin was born on 27 February 1926 in Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for La cifra impar (1962), Don Segundo Sombra (1969) and Los venerables todos (1963).- Director
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hugo Fregonese was born on 8 April 1908 in Mendoza, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Hardly a Criminal (1949), My Six Convicts (1952) and Savage Pampas (1965). He was married to Faith Domergue. He died on 17 January 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Director
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Juan José Jusid was born on 28 September 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a director and writer, known for Under Flag (1997), Made in Argentina (1987) and Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You? (1992).- Director
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- Cinematographer
Alejandro Agresti was born on 2 June 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a director and writer, known for Buenos Aires Vice Verse (1996), Wind with the Gone (1998) and A Less Bad World (2004).- Writer
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- Actor
Juan José Campanella was born on 19 July 1959 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), The Man of Your Dreams (2011) and The Weasel's Tale (2019).