Armando Discépolo

Birth : 1887-09-18, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Death : 1971-01-08

History

Armando Discépolo was an Argentine theater director and playwright, creator of the Creole grotesque dramatic subgenre and author of several classic works of Argentine theater. He was also the brother of the tango poet and composer Enrique Santos Discépolo.

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Movies

En la luz de una estrella

Writer

A successful tango singer struggles to cope with the demands and opportunities of fame.

Giácomo

Screenplay

Giácomo is an Italian man in his forties who is single, dedicated to earning money in his business. He strikes up a relationship with a Spanish singer, whose brother encourages her to conquer him to take her money.

Mateo

Author

Cars and progress made an old carriage-driver jobless and so desperate that he becomes a gangster. When his own son starts a life of crime, he repents and gives himself to the authorities. When he lives prison, he will be happy to rejoin his family, as his son repented, too.

El movimiento continuo

Author