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Almafuerte (film)

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'Almafuerte' is a 1949 Argentine drama film directed by Luis Csar Amadori and written by Belisario Garca Villar. The film is a biography of the Argentine poet Pedro Bonifacio Palacios ("Almafuerte"). The film starred Narciso Ibez Menta as Almafuerte and Pola Alonso.

Awards



'Almafuerte' won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, given by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1950 for the best picture of the previous year. The film was also entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave several awards for this film.

*Best Picture: Argentina Sono Film

*Best original story: Pedro Miguel Obligado and Belisario Garca Villar

*Best Actor: Narciso Ibez Menta

*Best supporting actress: Eva Caselli

*Best child interpretation: Panchito Lombard

*Special mentions: Alberto Etchebehere (director of photography), Alejandro Gutirrez del Barrrio (music), Mario Fezia (camera), Jos Mara Paleo (sound), Jorge Garate (montage) Alberto Curchi (camera).

Other cast



*Eva Caselli

*Federico Mansilla

*Juan Bono

*Pedro Pompillo

*Fernando Labat

*Adolfo Linvel

*Ricardo Viana

References




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