Almafuerte (film)
Almafuerte is a 1949 Argentine drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and written by Belisario García Villar. The film is a biography of the Argentine poet Pedro Bonifacio Palacios ("Almafuerte"). The film starred Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Almafuerte and Pola Alonso.
| Almafuerte | |
|---|---|
 Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Almafuerte with Pola Alonso | |
| Directed by | Luis César Amadori |
| Written by | Belisario García Villar |
| Starring | Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Pola Alonso |
| Distributed by | Argentina Sono Film |
Release date | 1949 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
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.[1] The film was also entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave several awards for this film.[3]
- Best Picture: Argentina Sono Film
- Best original story: Pedro Miguel Obligado and Belisario García Villar
- Best Actor: Narciso Ibáñez Menta
- Best supporting actress: Eva Caselli
- Best child interpretation: Panchito Lombard
- Special mentions: Alberto Etchebehere (director of photography), Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrrio (music), Mario Fezia (camera), José María 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
- "Los ganadores, año por año" (in Spanish). Cine.ar. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- "Festival de Cannes: Almafuerte". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- "ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941 - 1953" (in Spanish). Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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