Enrique García Velloso
Writing
Biography
Enrique García Velloso was a playwright, film director, theater director and screenwriter who was born in Rosario, Argentina on September 2, 1880 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 27, 1938. Besides being one of the most important dramatists in Argentine theater of the early 20th century, he is remembered for directing the first Argentine feature film, "Amalia" in 1914.
Known For
A tango singer travels to Paris seeking success.
El tango en París
A singer is kidnapped by a rancher and her boyfriend comes to rescue her.
Bewitching Kisses
Silent bibliographic film that tells the story of the mythical hero Mariano Moreno, his life, his relationships and adventures in the hands of Argentine politics. Currently considered lost.
Mariano Moreno y la Revolución de Mayo
A vaudeville singer secretly marries a wealthy landowner, who soon returns to his ranch, fearing the rejection of his snobbish family. To teach him a lesson, she shows up at his estancia pretending to be a maid.
Eclipse de sol
Considered to be the first full-length Argentinian fictional film, based on the novel by the same written by José Mármol which is the first Argentinian fictional novel.
Amalia
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Un romance argentino
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