Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an

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and

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of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the history of the

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. Ayala initially began as a trainee

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in 1942, in '' El Viaje'', and within two years he had become an assistant director. By 1949 he had obtained his first job as director, and from 1958 he also served as producer for the films he directed and some others. Between 1950 and 1987 he was involved in the direction and production of well over 40 films, such as ''

Ayer fue primavera ''Yesterday Was Spring'' ( es, Ayer fue primavera) is a 1955 Argentine drama film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Rodolfo M. Taboada. The film stars Roberto Escalada as a businessman. Cast * Oswaldo Cabrera * Roberto Escalada * Ana ...

'' in 1955 and ''

Argentinísima '' Argentinísima'' (English language:) is a 1972 Argentine musical documentary film directed by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera written by Félix Luna. The film premiered on 8 July 1972 in Buenos Aires. The film consists of musical perfo ...

'' and ''

Argentinísima II ''Argentinísima II'' is a 1973 Argentine musical documentary film directed and written by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera. It is the sequel to the 1972 Argentinísima. The film premiered on 21 June 1973 in Buenos Aires. Cast *Santiago Aya ...

'' in 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the

13th Berlin International Film Festival The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963. The Golden Bear was awarded ''ex aequo'' to the Italian film '' Il diavolo'' directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and Japanese film '' Bushidô zankoku monoga ...

. His 1983 film '' The Deal'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film '' Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican film ''Alsino and ...

where it won a Special Diploma.

Filmography

Director

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'' (1955) *'' Los tallos amargos'' (1956) *''

Una viuda difícil ''Una viuda difícil'' ( en, A Difficult Widow) is a 1957 Argentine comedy film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Conrado Nalé Roxlo, based on his homonymous theatre play. It stars Alba Arnova, Alfredo Alcón and Ricardo Castro Ríos. Mus ...

'' (1957) *'' El jefe'' (1958) * '' The Candidate'' (1959) *''

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'' (1960) *'' Paula cautiva'' (1963) *'' La industria del matrimonio'' (1964) *'' Primero yo'' (1964) *''

Viaje de una noche de verano ''Viaje de una noche de verano'' is a 1965 Argentine film. Cast * Tato Bores * Claudia Mores * Enrique Dumas * Roberto Escalada * Néstor Fabián * Olga Frances * Ranko Fujisawa * Ramona Galarza * Iko Avo * Juan Ramón * Los Arr ...

'' (1965) *''Con gusto a rabia'' (1965) *'' Hotel alojamiento'' (1966) *'' Las locas del conventillo'' (1966) *'' Cuando los hombres hablan de mujeres'' (1967) *''En mi casa mando yo'' (1968) * El professor hippie (1969) *''La fiaca'' (1969) *''El profesor patagónico'' (1970) *'' La guita'' (1970) *'' La gran ruta'' (1971) *'' Argentino hasta la muerte'' (1971) *''

El profesor tirabombas EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...

'' (1972) *''

'' (1973) *''

Triángulo de cuatro Triángulo may refer to: * Triángulo (album), ''Triángulo'' (album), an album by Pappo's Blues * Triángulo (telenovela), ''Triángulo'' (telenovela), a Mexican telenovela {{disambiguation ...

'' (1975) *''

El canto cuenta su historia ''The Song Tells Its Story'' ( es, El canto cuenta su historia), sometimes ''The Tango Tells Its Story'', is a 1976 Argentine musical film directed by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera. The film tells the history of song in Argentina, with a p ...

'' (1976) *''Los médicos'' (1978) *'' Desde el abismo'' (1980) *''

Días de ilusión ''Días de ilusión'' ( es, Days of Illusion) is a 1980 Argentine film directed by Fernando Ayala. It is based on a short story ''Mamá de niebla'' by Poldy Bird. Cast * Andrea Del Boca * Luisina Brando * Fernando Siro * Hilda Bernard * Alita ...

'' (1980) *'' Abierto día y noche'' (1981) *''

Plata dulce ''Plata dulce'' (meaning "easy money", literally "sweet money") is an Argentine comedy drama-historic film. It was released on 8 July 1982 and directed by Fernando Ayala, starring Federico Luppi, Julio de Grazia and Gianni Lunadei. It received a ...

'' (1982) *'' El arreglo'' (1983) *'' Pasajeros de una pesadilla'' (1984) *'' Sobredosis'' (1986) *''

El año del conejo ''The Year of the Rabbit'' ( es, El año del conejo) is a 1987 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Oscar Viale. Starring Gerardo Romano, the film had its premiere on August 13, 1987. Synopsis In his mid-50s, a ...

'' (1987) *''

Dios los cría ''...And God Created Them'' ( es, Díos los Cría...) is a 1979 Puerto Rican comedy film directed by Jacobo Morales. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. It featured an ensemble cast made up mainly ...

'' (1991)

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