A list of films produced in Argentina in 1944:
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María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita, was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón. She was born in poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos, in the Pampas, as the youngest of five children. In 1934, at the age of 15, she moved to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires to pursue a career as a stage, radio, and film actress. She married Perón in 1945, when he was still an army colonel, and was propelled onto the political stage when he became President in 1946. She became a central figure of Peronism and Argentine culture because of the Eva Perón Foundation, a charitable organization perceived by many Argentinians as highly impactful.
The "Argentine National Anthem" was adopted as the sole official song of Argentina on 11 May 1813—three years after the May Revolution. Its lyrics were written by the Buenos Aires-born politician Vicente López y Planes and the music was composed by the Spanish musician Blas Parera.
Pedro Pablo Ramírez Menchaca was the fascist-leaning President of Argentina from 7 June 1943, to 24 February 1944. He was the founder and leader of Guardia Nacional, Argentina's fascist militia.
John Alton, born Johann Jacob Altmann, in Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary, was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-German origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so in the cinematography category. He also worked as a director during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Ray Rennahan, A.S.C. was a motion picture cinematographer.
This is an index to pages listing Argentine films ordered by year of release. For an A-Z list, see Category:Argentine films.
Amelia Bence was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema during the 1930s and 1950s.
Enrique Muiño was a classic Spanish-Argentine actor who appeared in film between 1913 and his death in 1956. He is one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Kurt Landesberger was an Austrian born Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Luis Bayón Herrera was a Spanish film director and screenwriter who worked in Argentine film of the 1940s and 1950s. He was "one of the most important directors of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema".
Tulio Demicheli was an Argentine born Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril, was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Julio Saraceni was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades. He was an important director during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.
Lucas Demare was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema and beyond.
Greek Argentines are Argentine citizens of Greek descent or Greek-born people who reside in Argentina. Despite not being as large as other Europe communities, the Greeks have contributed a lot to their new country. The first immigrants arrived at the end of the 18th century, while the bulk of immigration occurred during the first half of the 20th century.
Events from the year 1944 in Argentina.
Juvenilia is a 1943 Argentine comedy-drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema directed by Augusto César Vatteone. One of the most critically acclaimed Argentine films of 1943, at the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Director for Vatteone, Best Supporting Actor for Eloy Álvarez and Best Adapted Screenplay for writers Pedro E. Pico, Manuel Agromayor and Alfredo de la Guardia.
His Best Student is a 1944 Argentine biographical film of the classical period directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, including the award for best film of the year.
Elsa O'Connor (1905–1947) was an Argentine stage and film actress, notable for her work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
