Pedro Quartucci
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Pedro Quartucci was an Argentine
Argentina
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 boxer and actor.

Boxing career

As a featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 professional
Professional
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 boxer
Boxing
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 who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal
Bronze medal
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 in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from 15 July 1924 to 20 July 1924.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 in the featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 division, losing against Joseph Salas
Joseph Salas
Joseph I. Salas was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing against Jackie Fields in the final bout.-References:...

 in the semi-final.

Acting career

He then pursued an acting career and appeared in dozens of Argentine films and television series from 1931 until 1980. He appeared in films such as Al marido hay que seguirlo in (1948). He died of a heart attack in 1983.

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