''His Best Student'' (Spanish:''Su mejor alumno'') is a

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

Argentine biographical drama film directed by

Lucas Demare Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Biography At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Aw ...

and starring

Enrique Muiño Enrique Muiño (July 5, 1881 in A Laracha, Spain – May 24, 1956 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Spanish/Argentine actor who appeared in film between 1913 and his death in 1956. Born in Spain, Muiño moved to Buenos Aires and bega ...

and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, including the award for best film of the year. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the

Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken is a museum of cinema of Argentina located in Buenos Aires. It was established on 1971 and holds a collection of 65,000 reels of film. History The Cinema Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created on O ...

in 2000, the film reached the 39th position.

Synopsis

The film is an emotional enactment of the life of Domingo Sarmiento, the son of a former president of Argentina and the father of public education in the country,

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (; born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the second President of Argentina. His writing s ...

(Enrique Muiño). "Dominguito" volunteers to fight in the

Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...

, in which he dies. It is based on ''Vida de Dominguito'', written by his father.

Cast

The cast included: *

(

) * Ángel Magaña (Dominguito) * Orestes Caviglia * Norma Castillo *

Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia (December 7, 1899September 26, 1988) was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in ''Melodías porteñas''. Battaglia starred in over 1 ...

María Esther Buschiazzo María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379. Filmography *''Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (1962) *'' La ...

Hugo Pimentel Hugo Pimentel (25 January 1919, in San Fernando, Buenos Aires – 1 June 1984, in Caracas) was an Argentine actor. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film '' Juvenilia''. Other notable films include '' His Best Student'' (19 ...

Alberto de Mendoza Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendo ...

* Judith Sulián *

Domingo Márquez Domingo Márquez was an Argentine actor. He starred in films like '' The Best Father in the World '' (1941), '' Los martes, orquídeas'' (1941), ''Filomena Marturano'' (1950), and '' The Fire Girl'' (1952). He had a minor role in the acclaimed Sil ...

Bernardo Perrone Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...

René Mugica René Mugica (8 August 1909 – 3 May 1998) was an Argentine actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 13 films between 1940 and 1953. He also directed ten films between 1961 and 1971. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Gaucho ...

Pedro Fiorito Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...

Horacio Priani Horacio Priani (21 May 1912 – 29 May 1964) was an Argentine film actor.AFI Catalog p.463 Selected filmography * ''The Gaucho Priest'' (1941) * ''His Best Student ''His Best Student'' (Spanish:''Su mejor alumno'') is a 1944 Argentine biographi ...

* Mario Lozano *

César Fiaschi César Fiaschi (1891–1954) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.56 Selected filmography * ''Twelve Women'' (1939) * ''My Country's Wings'' (1939) * ''Seven Women (1944 film), Seven Women'' (1944) * ''His Best Student'' (1944) * ''Saint Can ...

* Warly Ceriani * Américo Sanjurjo * Alberto Terrones * Pablo Cumo *

Carlos Lagrotta Carlos Lagrotta was an Argentine actor. In 1943 he starred in Benito Perojo's '' Stella''. Other films include '' Hay que educar a Niní'' (1940), ''Santa Cándida'' (1945), '' The Headless Woman'' (1947) and '' El muerto es un vivo'' (1953). Sel ...

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* Carmen Giménez

Awards

The

Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences ( es, Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina - AACCA) is an industry association in Argentina founded in 2004. Each year the Academy present the '' Premios Sur'' ...

gave a number of awards for the film: *Best Picture: Artistas Argentinos Asociados *Best director:

*Best original story Ulyses Petit de Murat and

Homero Manzi Homero Nicolás Manzione Prestera, better known as Homero Manzi (November 1, 1907 – May 3, 1951) was an Argentine tango lyricist, author of various famous tangos. He was born on November 1 of 1907 in Añatuya (province of Santiago del Ester ...

*Best Actor

*Best scenography Ralph Pappier *Best cinematographer Bob Roberts *Best sound Ramón Ator *Best editing

Carlos Rinaldi Carlos Rinaldi (February 5, 1915 – 1995 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, film editor and screenwriter. Rinaldi began as a film editor in 1937 but in 1949 he became a film director and directed some 30 pictures w ...

At the

1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards The 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards ceremony was held in Buenos Aires on 4 January 1945 to honour the best films and contributors to Argentine cinema in 1944. Awards given *Best Film (Mejor Película): ''Su mejor alumno'' * Best ...

the film won

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

, Best Actor (

), Best Adapted Screenplay (

Ulises Petit de Murat Ulyses Petit de Murat (28 January 1907 – 19 August 1983) was an Argentine poet and screenwriter. He wrote the script for ''The Gaucho War'' (1942) with Homero Manzi based on the 1905 novel by Leopoldo Lugones. At the 1943 Argentine Film Cr ...

) and Best Camera Operator ( Humberto Peruzzi).

References

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