Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in

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), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

musician and director. Best known for his work in tango films in the Cinema of Argentina, he entered the industry in 1935 in '' El caballo del pueblo'', followed by ''

Radio Bar ''Radio Bar'' is a 1936 Argentine musical film drama directed and written by Manuel Romero. It is a tango film. Main cast * Gloria Guzmán *Olinda Bozán * Carmen Lamas * Alicia Barrié *Alberto Vila * Juan Carlos Thorry *Marcos Caplán *Sus ...

'' in 1936 and made nearly 60 film appearances between then and his retirement in 1969. He died in San Antonio de Padua on February 12, 2000, of heart failure.

Filmography

Director

* Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires (inédita - 1969) * Somos todos inquilinos (1954) * Escándalo nocturno (1951) * El complejo de Felipe (1951) * That's the Woman I Want (1950)

Actor

* Las lobas (1986) * Las barras bravas (1985) * Superagentes y titanes (1983) * Buenos Aires Tango (inédita - 1982) * Esto es vida (not released - 1982) * Ritmo, amor y primavera (1981) * Las muñecas que hacen ¡Pum! (1979) * Convención de vagabundos (1965) * Cuidado con las colas (1964) * Dr. Cándido Pérez, señoras (1962) * Los maridos de mamá (1956) * Somos todos inquilinos (1954) * ¡Qué noche de casamiento! (1953) * Suegra último modelo (1953) * Asunto terminado (1953) * Bárbara atómica (1952) * Vuelva el primero! (1952) * Especialista en señoras (1951) * Escándalo nocturno (1951) * Concierto de bastón (1951) * ¡Qué hermanita! (1951) * La comedia inmortal (1951) * Cuando besa mi marido (1950) *

Piantadino ''Piantadino'' is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica. The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone. Comic strip character Piantadino was a classic comic strip cha ...

(1950) * '' The Demon is an Angel'' (1949) * Cita en las estrellas (1949) * ''

White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1948) * La serpiente de cascabel (1948) * El retrato (1947) * Con el diablo en el cuerpo (1947) * La señora de Pérez se divorcia (1945) *

La Casta Susana ''La Casta Susana'' 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 Six ...

(1944) * Mi novia es un fantasma (1944) * La pequeña señora de Pérez (1944) * La hija del Ministro (1943) *

Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas ''Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas'' is a 1942 Argentine comedy film directed by Manuel Romero. It stars Paulina Singerman, Juan Carlos Thorry, Tito Lusiardo and Sofía Bozán. The film is about the daughter of a millionaire store owner, ...

(1942) *

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(1942) *'' A Light in the Window'' (1942) * En el último piso (1942) * Los martes, orquídeas (1941) * ''

I Want to Be a Chorus Girl ''I Want to Be a Chorus Girl'' (Spanish:''Yo quiero ser bataclana'') is a 1941 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Niní Marshall, Juan Carlos Thorry and Alicia Barrié.Melgosa p.43 The film's art direction was by ...

'' (1941) * '' Honeymoon in Rio'' (1940) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * El solterón (1940) * Cándida (1939) * '' Paths of Faith'' (1938) * Villa Discordia (1938) *

Maestro Levita ''Maestro Levita'' is a 1938 Argentine film directed by Luis César Amadori. The film premiered in Buenos Aires. Cast * Pepe Arias as ''Simón Galván'' * Mecha Ortiz as ''Elena Acevedo de Lerena'' * Juan Carlos Thorry as ''Roberto Casaval ...

(1938) * Dos amigos y un amor (1937) *

(1936) * The Favorite (1935)

External links

* * 1908 births 2000 deaths Argentine male film actors 20th-century Argentine male actors Argentine film directors Male tango film actors Tango musicians People from Coronel Pringles Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery {{Argentina-musician-stub