Don Napy (1909–1962) was an Argentine

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and

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. He was born in Argentina as Luis Napoleón Duclout. After working as a

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, he moved into the

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. He made his directorial debut in 1950 and made five films over the following three years including ''

The Path to Crime ''The Path to Crime'' (Spanish: ''Camino al crimen'') is a 1951 Argentine comedy film directed and co-written by Don Napy during the classical era of Argentine cinema. Cast *Tito Alonso * Juan Carlos Altavista * Máximo Berrondo * Juan ...

'' (1951). He also narrated the 1954 travelogue ''

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in Relief'' - the first Argentine

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Selected filmography

Director

* ''

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Elena, Alberto & Lopez, Marina Diaz. ''The Cinema of Latin America''. Columbia University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1909 births 1962 deaths Argentine people of French descent Argentine male screenwriters Argentine film directors 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-bio-stub