Abel Santa Cruz (1915 – February 4, 1995, in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

) was an

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screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

who is credited for writing nearly 130 films spanning seven decades of

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. Santa Cruz first wrote the script for a film, ''Un Señor mucamo'', in 1940 but it was not until ten years later in 1950 that his career had a breakthrough with his adaptation of the 1895

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

play, ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' in ''

Al compás de tu mentira ''Al compás de tu mentira'' () is a 1950 Argentine musical film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Héctor Canziani. The film was adapted from Oscar Wilde's 1895 play '' The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Abel Santacruz. T ...

''. In 1963 he wrote the script to the gangster comedy '' Alias Flequillo''. The following year he married the 21 year old Silvia Montanari. The marriage lasted a year and Montanari went on to a successful acting career. Although Abel died in 1995 his work includes 10 different TV credits in over a decade since his death. In 1969 he wrote the script to the

Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the hi ...

film '' El Profesor Hippie''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Beautiful Brummel ''The Beautiful Brummel'' (Spanish: ''El Hermoso Brummel'') is a 1951 Argentine historical comedy film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Fidel Pintos, Delfy de Ortega and Amadeo Novoa. The film's ...

'' (1951) * '' The Age of Love'' (1954) * ''

Rebel Without a House ''Rebel Without a House'' (Spanish:''Rebelde sin casa'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Germán Valdés y Ana Bertha Lepe.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Cast * Germán Valdés as Teodoro Silva * Ana Ber ...

'' (1960) * ''

Cleopatra Was Candida ''Cleopatra Was Candida'' (Spanish:''Cleopatra era Cándida'') is a 1964 Argentine comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Niní Marshall, Juan Verdaguer and Tito Lusiardo.Plazaola p.187 Cast * Niní Marshall as Cleopatra García Pé ...

'' (1964) * ''

Había una vez un circo ''Once Upon A Time There Was A Circus'' (''Había una vez un circo'') is a 1972 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras, written by Carreras and Abel Santacruz, and starring Gaby, Fofó and Miliki from the trio of Spanish clowns ...

'' (1972) * ''

Destino de un capricho ''Destino de un capricho'' is a 1972 Argentine musical comedy drama film directed by Leo Fleider Leo Fleider (October 12, 1913 in Hermanowa, Poland – August 5, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish-born Argentina, Argentine film di ...

'' (1972)

References

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* Argentine male screenwriters 1915 births 1995 deaths Writers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{argentina-writer-stub