Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 - 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

) was an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 film actor, film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and tango singer of the classic era.

Early life

Born in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, del Carril was the son of parents of a rich economic position, his mother Orsolina Bertani was born in Argentina but his father, Hugo Fontana was an Italian architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

, born in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

. But in spite of the comforts and the comfortable life they led, his parents separated and young Hugo was left in the charge of a family friend.

Career

Del Carril originally began as a popular personality on Argentine radio, and parlayed that into a film career that began in late 1936. He was an immediate hit, and developed into one of Argentina's major film stars. He made some 50 film appearances as an actor between then and his retirement in 1976 but he turned to directing in 1949 and simultaneously directed, acted and produced many of his films becoming one of the industries highest earners of the period. In 1952 he directed the widely acclaimed Argentine film, Las Aguas Bajan Turbias

Las Aguas Bajan Turbias

Dark River is a 1952 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo del Carril and written by Eduardo Borrás. The film was based on a novel by Alfredo Varela. The film starred Hugo del Carril who simultaneously directed the film, Adriana Benetti and Raúl del Valle...

known as "River of Blood" in English. He also composed the "Peronist March

Peronist March

The Peronist March is the anthem of the Peronist movement and the official song of the Justicialist Party. It was composed by Oscar Ivanissevich in 1948 and it was first recorded by Hugo del Carril in 1949....

" (Marcha Peronista), which served as the anthem of the Peronist movement.

Actor

• El canto cuenta su historia (1976)
• La malavida (1973)
• Siempre fuimos compañeros (1973)
• Amalio Reyes, un hombre
  Amalio Reyes, un hombre
  Amalio Reyes, un hombre is a 1970 Argentine comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and written by Norberto Aroldi. It was based on the story by Catulo Castillo...
  
   (1970)
• ¡Viva la vida! (1969)
• El día que me quieras (1969)
• Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964)
• La sentencia (1964)
• La calesita (1963)
• Esta tierra es mía (1961)
• Amorina (1961)
• Buenos días, Buenos Aires (corto - 1960)
• Culpable (1960)
• Las tierras blancas (1959)
• Más allá del olvido (1956)
• El último perro
  El Último perro
  El Último perro is a 1956 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Domingo Sapelli - Don Facundo* Hugo del Carril - Nicasio* Rosa Catá - Dona Juana* Nelly Panizza - Martina...
  
   (1956)
• Vida nocturna (1955)
• Las aguas bajan turbias (1952)
• Surcos de sangre (1950)
• El último payador (1950)
• Historia del 900 (1949)
• Pobre mi madre querida (1948)
• Buenos Aires canta (1947)
• La cumparsita (1947)
• La cabalgata del circo (1945)
• Los dos rivales (1944)
• La piel de zapa (1943)
• Pasión imposible (1943)
• Amor último modelo (1942)
• La novela de un joven pobre (1942)
• Cuando canta el corazón (1941)
• En la luz de una estrella (1941)
• La canción de los barrios (1941)
• Confesión (1940)
• El astro del tango (1940)
• Gente bien (1939)
• La vida de Carlos Gardel (1939)
• La vida es un tango (1939)
• Madreselva (1938)
• Tres argentinos en París (1938)
• La vuelta de Rocha (1937)
• Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina (1937)

Director

• Yo maté a Facundo (1975)
• Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964)
• La sentencia (1964)
• La calesita (1963)
• Esta tierra es mía (1961)
• Amorina (1961)
• Culpable (1960)
• Las tierras blancas (1959)
• Una cita con la vida (1958)
• Más allá del olvido (1956)
• La Quintrala, doña Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1955)
• Las aguas bajan turbias
  Las Aguas Bajan Turbias
  Dark River is a 1952 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo del Carril and written by Eduardo Borrás. The film was based on a novel by Alfredo Varela. The film starred Hugo del Carril who simultaneously directed the film, Adriana Benetti and Raúl del Valle...
  
   (1952)
• Surcos de sangre (1950)
• Historia del 900 (1949)

Producer

• Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964)
• La sentencia (1964)
• La calesita (1963)
• Las tierras blancas (1959)
• Una cita con la vida (1958)
• Más allá del olvido (1956)
• La Quintrala, doña Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1955)
• Surcos de sangre (1950)
• Historia del 900 (1949)

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