René Múgica
Directing
Biography
René Mugica (August 8, 1909, Carhué, Buenos Aires, Argentina - May 3, 1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine actor and film director. He studied at the School of Dramatic Art of the Provincial Institute of La Plata, and made several presentations as a theater actor. In 1940 he made his film debut with a small role in the film "La carga de los valientes", directed by Adelqui Millar. He was part of the initial team of Associated Argentine Artists and worked as an assistant director before making "El centroforward died at dawn" in 1960, his first film. He carried out union work as president of DAC (Argentine Film Directors) and when he resigned he was appointed honorary president of the entity. He was also director of INCAA (National Institute of Cinematography). He passed away on May 3, 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Known For
A foreign woman marries a rich man.
A Real Man
In a fort in the middle of the Pampa, their commander Hilario Castro decides to bring women from Buenos Aires to prevent deserting soldiers.
Savage Pampas
A young man will try to escape at any cost from the humble conditions in which he lives in his neighborhood.
Del otro lado del puente
The director of a murga falls ill with poliomyelitis and to help him the members donate the money they earned.
La murga
On the night of his marriage, a young bourgeois man runs over a cyclist. He believes he is dead and hides the body. However, a mysterious character will later appear in his life.
The Corpse Breaks a Date
The passionate love of a married woman and a single man.
Nunca te diré adiós
A gaucho flees from justice for murdering a man with whom his girlfriend was betraying him. He settles in a place where he falls in love with a woman, also desired by the local commissioner.
Orca
By trying to maintain her millionaire appearance, a young woman goes through a series of entanglements and finds a love that is also millionaire.
En el último piso
Aspects of the life of General Manuel Belgrano since he took command of the Army of the North until, together with his men, he defeated the enemy in the battle of Salta in February 1813.
Bajo el signo de la patria
A singer is trapped in France by the unforeseen outbreak of World War II and a man who serves the German occupiers demands, in exchange for safe conduct for herself and her daughter, to act as a spy and informer for members of the Resistance.
El fin de la noche
The film tells the story of the natural son of a former president of Argentina and father of public education in the country, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, named Domingo, according to the first autobiographical accounts.
Su mejor alumno
Cacho Garibaldi is the soccer player of the moment, his goals lead to delirium fans. When an eccentric millionaire named Lupus buys his transfer, he expects to end up on a major team. Instead, he discovers the millionaire's goal in life is to collect the best -not art or stamps- but people.
That Forward Center Dies at Dawn
An old timbal performer in a puppet theater has a secret past.
Donde mueren las palabras
A group of tourists travel Buenos Aires by bus.
Viaje de una noche de verano
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence.
The Gaucho War
Three episodes about the influence of Satan: a black boxer commits killings under the influence of his manager.A pair of lovers is haunted by the memory of a murdered wife.A wedding in the mountains is disrupted when the bride sees an apparation of the Devil who shares his expertise in astrology and the female heart.
The Devil in the Blood
The son of a prostitute, longshoreman, fighter and bully.
Rata de puerto
When a politician is murdered, the victim's daughter sets out to track down her father's killer. She soon suspects her father's friend and her own mother may have been involved in the murder plot, in this heavy-handed and tragic crime drama.
The Pit
A woman tries to prove his son's innocence, a taxi driver who is accused of murder.
El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
A rich young man is unjustly accused of the crimes of his brother and brother-in-law.