Luis Arata (1895–1967) was an Argentine

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film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

.Finkielman p.218

Artistic career

Suggested by Roberto Casaux, in 1914 he began his career accompanying Enrique de Rosas at the Teatro Variedades. In 1916, he made his debut in silent film with Resaca, by Atilio Lippizi , in which Camila Quiroga participated and Arata intervened in its theatrical version. In 1921, he acted in Con pistola, a siete pasos!, by Julio F. Escobar. In 1923, he formed his own theatre company with Leopoldo Simari and José Franco , premiering Morriña, morriña mía, written by Enrique García Velloso.

Selected filmography

* '' Outside the Law'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Finkielman, Jorge. ''The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History''. McFarland, 24 Dec 2003.

External links

* 1895 births 1967 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors Male actors from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine male actors {{Argentina-actor-stub