René Múgica

René Múgica

Birth : 1909-08-04, Carhué, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Death : 1998-05-03

History

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.

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René Múgica

Movies

Bajo el signo de la patria
Bajo el signo de la patria
Director
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.
La buena vida
La buena vida
Director
A modest employee gets his boss trust him a large sum of money.
Viaje de una noche de verano
Viaje de una noche de verano
Director
A group of tourists travel Buenos Aires by bus.
El reñidero
El reñidero
Writer
When a gangster is murdered, the victim's daughter sets out to track down her father's killer. She soon suspects her friend and her own mother may have been involved in the murder plot, in this heavy-handed and tragic crime drama.
El reñidero
El reñidero
Director
When a gangster is murdered, the victim's daughter sets out to track down her father's killer. She soon suspects her friend and her own mother may have been involved in the murder plot, in this heavy-handed and tragic crime drama.
El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
Director
El demonio en la sangre
El demonio en la sangre
Writer
El demonio en la sangre
El demonio en la sangre
Director
Rata de puerto
Rata de puerto
Writer
The son of a prostitute, longshoreman, fighter and bully.
Rata de puerto
Rata de puerto
Director
The son of a prostitute, longshoreman, fighter and bully.
La murga
La murga
Director
The director of a murga falls ill with poliomyelitis and to help him the members donate the money they earned.
Man on Pink Corner
Man on Pink Corner
Director
During a local festival, a mysterious stranger appears in town, heading towards a violent confrontation.
That Forward Center Dies at Dawn
That Forward Center Dies at Dawn
Director
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.
Del otro lado del puente
Del otro lado del puente
Fantasmas asustados
Fantasmas asustados
Screenplay
A beautiful girl who lives in an old mansion that is said to be haunted will try with the help of five young people to unmask some scarers.
Fantasmas asustados
Fantasmas asustados
Assistant Director
A beautiful girl who lives in an old mansion that is said to be haunted will try with the help of five young people to unmask some scarers.
Nunca te diré adiós
Nunca te diré adiós
The passionate love of a married woman and a single man.
Donde mueren las palabras
Donde mueren las palabras
An old timbal performer in a puppet theater has a secret past.
Savage Pampas
Savage Pampas
In a fort in the middle of the Pampa, their commander Hilario Castro decides to bring women from Buenos Aires, for deserting soldiers.
El muerto falta a la cita
El muerto falta a la cita
Agente
On the night of his marriage a young man runs over a cyclist. He believes he is dead, he hides the body and a mysterious character appears.
El fin de la noche
El fin de la noche
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.
Su mejor alumno
Su mejor alumno
Fuego en la montaña
Fuego en la montaña
The romance between a mature doctor and a young girl, set in the mountains of Córdoba.
A Real Man
A Real Man
A foreign woman marries a rich man.
The Gaucho War
The Gaucho War
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence.
¡Gaucho!
¡Gaucho!
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.
En el último piso
En el último piso
By trying to maintain her millionaire appearance, a young woman goes through a series of entanglements and finds a love that is also millionaire.
The Gaucho Priest
The Gaucho Priest
The life of José Gabriel Brochero, the Cordovan priest who dedicated his life to those most in need.