Eugenio Py

Birth : 1859-05-19, Carcassonne, Francia

Death : 1924-08-26

History

Eugène Py (1859–1924) was a French-born photographer and filmmaker, naturalized Argentine. Considered a pioneer of Argentine cinema, he directed what is considered the first film made in this country, "La Bandera Argentina" (The Argentinian Flag) in 1897.

Profile

Movies

Los políticos

Director of Photography

Silent black and white film from argentina made in 1901.

Los políticos

Director

Silent black and white film from argentina made in 1901.

Pica, pica Compadrito

Visual Effects Camera

Staging of a song by Miguel F. López.

Pica, pica Compadrito

Director of Photography

Staging of a song by Miguel F. López.

Pica, pica Compadrito

Director

Staging of a song by Miguel F. López.

Bohemia Criolla

Director

Black and white argentinian movie from 1901.

La revista de la escuadra argentina

Visual Effects Camera

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1901.

La revista de la escuadra argentina

Director

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1901.

Llegada del presidente de la República de Brasil Dr. Campos Salles a Buenos Aires

Director

The President of Brasil visit Buenos Aires.

General Mitre's Visit to the National Museum

Director

General Mitre and others visit the Museo Nacional.

Trip of Dr. Campos Salles to Buenos Aires

Director

Brazilian President Manuel Ferraz de Campos Salles visits Argentina in 1900.

Tango argentino

Director

Produced by Casa Lepage, it is the first appearance of tango in the cinema, as it contains brief scenes in which the dancer El Negro Agapito demonstrates figures.

Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Operation

Director

Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the Hospital de Clínicas de la Ciudad in Buenos Aires.

La bandera argentina

Director

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.