Libertad Lamarque Bouza was an Argentine and Mexican actress and singer, became one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of cinema in both Argentina and Mexico. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as "La Novia de América". By the time she died in 2000, she had appeared in 65 films and six telenovelas, had recorded over 800 songs and had made innumerable theatrical appearances.
Francisco Múgica was an Argentine film director, film editor and cinematographer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. He was born and died in Buenos Aires.
Enrique Carreras was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the cinema of Argentina and a prominent figure of the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Educating Niní is a 1940 Argentine comedy film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed and co-written by Luis César Amadori and starring Niní Marshall, Francisco Álvarez and Pablo Palitos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raúl Soldi. The film is notable for marking the film debut of twin teen actresses Mirtha and Silvia Legrand.
The Cicada Is Not a Bug is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Daniel Tinayre. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
Nury Montsé was a Spanish-Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez, known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand, is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legrand is one of the most recognized entertainment figures in Argentina. Legrand made her leading role debut in Los martes, orquídeas (1941) at only age 14, and soon became one of the definitive actresses of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, with numerous starring roles in the 1940s and 1950s. Legrand is also widely known for her interview television programme Almorzando con las estrellas, which first aired in 1968 on Alejandro Romay's Channel 9. The show was later renamed Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand.
Ángel Magaña was an Argentine film actor of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Doña Francisquita is a 1952 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Pepe Iglesias, full name José Ángel Iglesias Sánchez, nicknamed El Zorro, was an Argentine comedian, who, though he developed much of his career in his home country, also spent time in Chile and Spain. At the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards Iglesias won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for his performance in Mi novia es un fantasma (1944).
Graciela Alfano is an Argentine actress and model. She is best known for her appearances in comedies between the late 1970s and early 1980s which made her a sex symbol. She has worked as a judge on Bailando por un sueño in Argentina.
José Antonio Martínez Suárez was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He worked on more than 20 films between 1949 and 2003. He was the brother of actresses Mirtha and Silvia Legrand.
Los martes, orquídeas is a 1941 Argentine black and white comedy film of the Golden Age directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Mirtha Legrand, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry and Nuri Montsé. It won the Argentine Best Picture award for 1941. It was remade as the Hollywood classic You Were Never Lovelier (1942), starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth.
Lumiton is a former film production company and current museum located in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lumiton Studios was founded in 1932 at the start of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Its lowbrow, populist films appealed to local audiences and were highly successful in Argentina and throughout Latin America. It was the main competitor to Argentina Sono Film in the 1940s.
The 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards ceremony was held in Buenos Aires on 4 January 1945 to honour the best films and contributors to Argentine cinema in 1944.
Sara Ramona Alicia Masriera del Campillo was a Chilean actress who made her acting career in Argentina. Born in Chile, Barrie moved to Buenos Aires with her family and made her acting debut in the 1933 film, Dancing.
Seven Women is a 1944 Argentine drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Benito Perojo and starring Olga Casares Pearson, Carlos Lagrotta and Silvia Legrand. It was based on a play which was later turned into a 1953 Mexican film of the same title.
María Elena Lucena Arcuri was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She began her career in radio in the 1930s and reached her greatest success with the role of "Chimbela", which was later depicted in film, theater and television. Her extensive film career includes approximately 50 films, including notable performances in Chimbela (1939) and Una noche cualquiera (1951). During the 1940s, she participated in films with comedians like Pepe Arias, Pepe Iglesias "El Zorro", Niní Gambier, Mirtha Legrand and Carlos Estrada. Her most acclaimed film work occurred in Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda (1942) by Manuel Romero, Cinco besos by Luis Saslavsky and La Rubia Mireya for which she received the 1948 Best Comedy Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association.
Aída Olivier was an Argentine dancer, vedette and actress of cinema and theatre.
Juana Viale del Carril is an Argentine actress and television host. She is the granddaughter of Mirtha Legrand and Daniel Tinayre, the great-niece of Silvia Legrand and José A. Martínez Suárez, and the daughter of Marcela Tinayre.
