Luis Moglia Barth (12 April 1903 - 18 June 1984) was an
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
and
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 ...
, and one of the influential directors in the
Golden Age of Argentine cinema
The Golden Age of Argentine cinema (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Época de Oro del cine argentino'' or other equivalent names), sometimes known interchangeably as the broader classical or classical-industrial period (Spanish: ''perÃodo clásico- ...
. He directed some 30 films between 1927 and 1959, often screenwriting for his pictures. He died 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 RÃo de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
, aged 81.
Filmography
Director:
* ''
Puños, chárleston y besos'' (1927)
* ''
El 90'' (1928)
* ''
Consejo de tango'' (1932)
* ''
¡Tango!
''¡Tango!'' is a 1933 Argentine musical romance film, the first film to be made in Argentina using optical sound technology (but not the first sound film.)
Many existing stars of the Argentine stage and radio appeared in the film, but its success ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Dancing
Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Riachuelo'' (1934)
* ''
Picaflor'' (1935)
* ''
Amalia'' (1936)
* ''
Santos Vega
Santos Vega was a mythical Argentine gaucho, and invincible '' payador'' (a kind of minstrel that competed in singing competitions resembling dialectic discussions), who was only defeated by the Devil himself, disguised as the ''payador'' ''Juan ...
'' (1936)
* ''
¡Goal!
''Goal'' (Spanish:''¡Goal!'') is a 1936 Argentine sports film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.Schwab p.437
The film's sets were designed by Raúl Soldi.
Cast
* Severo Fernández (actor), Severo Fernández
...
'' (1936)
* ''
Melgarejo
''Melgarejo'' is a 1937 Argentine film directed and written by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film premiered in the US on September 19, 1937 and starred Santiago Gómez Cou and Mecha Ortiz. Editing to the film ...
'' (1937)
* ''
La casa de Quirós
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
*La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...
'' (1937)
* ''
MelodÃas porteñas
''MelodÃas porteñas'' (''Buenos Aires Melodies'') is a List of Argentine films of 1937, 1937 Argentine film, a musical directed by Luis Moglia Barth, who also co-wrote it. It is one of the most iconic films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. ...
'' (1937)
* ''
El último encuentro
EL, El or el may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit
* Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things''
* El, fami ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Paths of Faith
''Paths of Faith'' (''Spanish:Senderos de fe'') is a 1938 Argentine drama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Amanda Ledesma, Floren Delbene and Pedro Maratea.Rist p.74
Cast
* Amanda Ledesma
...
'' (1938)
* ''
Doce mujeres'' (1939)
* ''
Una mujer de la calle
''A Woman from the Street'' () is a 1939 Argentine drama film written and directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film premiered on August 23, 1939, in Buenos Aires and starred Aida Alberti.
Cast
* Aida Albe ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Huella
''Huella'' is a 1940 Argentine film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Cast
* Enrique Muiño as Mariano Funes
* Fernando Ochoa
* Malisa Zini as Merceditas Ruiz
* Daniel Belluscio as Goyo
* Emilio Gola ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Con el dedo en el gatillo
''Con el dedo en el gatillo'' is a 1940 Argentine film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Cast
* Sebastián Chiola ...Salvador Di Pietro
* Alita Román ...Rosa
* Pedro Maratea ...Marú
* Nuri Montsé ...Auro ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Confesión'' (1940)
* ''
Hogar, dulce hogar''(1941)
* ''FortÃn Alto'' (1941)
* ''
Boina blanca'' (1941)
* ''
Cruza
''Cruza'' is a 1942 Argentine film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Cast
* Amelia Bence
* Fernando Ochoa
* Pedro Maratea
* Carlos Morganti
* Elisardo Santalla
* Homero Cárpena
* Alfredo Mileo
* José C ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Ponchos azules'' (1942)
* ''
MarÃa Rosa'' (1946)
* ''
La senda oscura
''La senda oscura'' (English title: ''The Dark Path'') is a 1947 Argentine melodrama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring MarÃa Duval, Elsa O'Connor and Ricardo Passano.
Cast
* MarÃa Duva ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Não Me Digas Adeus
''Não Me Digas Adeus'' () is a 1947 Argentine-Brazilian romantic musical film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the classical era of Argentine cinema. The film was shot in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro (state).
Cast
* Linda Batista
*Lourd ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Juan Moreira
Juan Moreira (1819 - April 1874) is a well-known figure in the history of Argentina. An outlaw, gaucho and folk-hero, he is considered one of the most renowned Argentinian rural bandits.
Early life
Moreira was born in the administrative area of L ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Edición Extra
''Edición extra'' is a 1949 Argentine film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Jorge Salcedo and Silvana Roth.
Cast
* Jorge Salcedo as Alberto Giménez
* Silvana Roth as Irene Garmendia
*Alita ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The New Bell'' (1950)
* ''
La fuerza ciega'' (1950)
* ''
La Doctora Castañuelas
''La Doctora Castañuelas'' is a 1950 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Cast
* MarÃa Antinea
* Roberto Airaldi
* Augusto Codecá
* Miguel Gómez Bao
* Lalo Maura
* M ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Intermezzo criminal'' (1953)
* ''
Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino'' (1954)
* ''
El cura de la sierra'' (1959) (TV)
References
External links
*
1903 births
1984 deaths
Argentine film directors
Argentine male screenwriters
Writers from Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine people of German descent
20th-century Argentine screenwriters
20th-century Argentine male writers
{{Argentina-film-director-stub