Luis Arata

Acting

Luis Arata

Born August 21, 1895 · Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Died June 21, 1967 · aged 71

Luis Arata (1895-1967) was a classic Argentine stage, film and television actor. He was one of the most renowned actors during the first years of Argentina's sound cinema, thanks to his previous popularity as a theater actor.

Known For

MateoMateo · 1937
Mateo
10.01937
MovieDrama
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.
Gray neighborhoodGray neighborhood · 1954
Gray neighborhood
9.51954
MovieDrama
Told in flashback, Federico lives in a poor neighbourhood with his siblings and his single mother, working helping in a local bar, he meets Claudio, who begins to lead him on an easy life making him abandon all his connections in consequence.
La muchacha del circoLa muchacha del circo · 1937
La muchacha del circo
7.01937
MovieDramaComedy
The life of some circus people and how their lives are affected by melodramatic situations.
Los caballeros de cementoLos caballeros de cemento · 1933
Los caballeros de cemento
9.01933
MovieComedy
A group of homeless people pose as millionaires and occupy a luxurious house.
Outside the LawOutside the Law · 1937
Outside the Law
6.21937
MovieDramaCrime
A delinquent, the son of a police commissioner, leaves prison to seduce someone who should be like a sister to him: a girl raised and loved by his parents. To force her to give in to his obsession, he kidnaps her little daughter.
Lo que le pasó a ReynosoLo que le pasó a Reynoso · 1937
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
7.51937
MovieDrama
A gaucho kills a romantic rival in a duel, forcing him to flee.
Los hijos del otroLos hijos del otro · 1947
Los hijos del otro
9.01947
MovieComedyDrama
A mother hires a psychologist to be the father of 3 children, and he performs his role excellently, providing affection.
El festín de SatanásEl festín de Satanás · 1958
El festín de Satanás
10.01958
MovieDrama
With his own money, Pappier produced this ambitious adaptation of Manuel Gálvez's "Miércoles Santo", whose release was delayed for three years due to political reasons. When it finally came out, it bombed, but its formal originality was mentioned even in unfavorable reviews. Later, it became a cursed film, impossible to see due to lack of prints. To date, it remains lost in great part.

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