José Mármol

Birth : 1817-12-02, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Death : 1871-09-08

History

José Pedro Crisólogo Mármol was an Argentine poet, narrator, journalist and politician belonging to Romanticism, author of the novel Amalia (1851), twice adapted to the cinema.

Profile

Movies

Amalia

Author

The romance between Amalia Sáenz de Olabarrieta –a widow living in Buenos Aires– and the young Unitarian Eduardo Belgrano. Based on the novel by José Mármol.

Amalia

Novel

Amalia is a 1914 Argentine silent film directed by Enrique García Velloso and written by Eugenio Py. It was based on the novel by José Mármol. The film starred Dora Huergo and Lola Marcó del Pont. It is the first full length film ever produced in Argentine cinema history.