Darío Moreno

Acting

Darío Moreno

Born April 3, 1921 · Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]

Died December 1, 1968 · aged 47

David Arugete (3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot. Darío Moreno was born to a large Jew…

Known For

The Wages of FearThe Wages of Fear · 1953
The Wages of Fear
★ 8.01953
MovieDramaThriller
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceTintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece · 1961
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
★ 6.11961
MovieComedyAdventure
After the death of Captain Thémistocle Paparanic, Captain Haddock's old friend, he inherits a ship called the Golden Fleece. Once Tintin and the captain arrive in Istanbul, where the ship is anchored, they meet Mr. Karabine, a businessman who stubbornly insists on buying it even though it is in a dilapidated state.
The Sheep Has Five LegsThe Sheep Has Five Legs · 1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
★ 5.81954
MovieComedy
A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.
Woman in ChainsWoman in Chains · 1968
Woman in Chains
★ 7.01968
MovieDramaRomance
Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising works. His newest acquisition is a sculpture by Gilbert, whose wife Josée is captivated by Stanislas. But unbeknownst to her, Stanislas is amassing photographs of a very perverse, disturbed nature.
A Woman Like SatanA Woman Like Satan · 1958
A Woman Like Satan
★ 5.51958
MovieDramaRomance
Handsome and rich Spanish gentleman abandons his wife and riches for his love of a young girl of poor stock who taunts and degrades him.
Come Dance with Me!Come Dance with Me! · 1959
Come Dance with Me!
★ 6.21959
MovieDramaCrime
Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his delectable new wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores. Sensing trouble, Virginie follows him, only to find him circumstantially incriminated in murder. Soon, the dance school has a gorgeous new instructress, whose slightly scatterbrained attempts to clear her husband's name confuse both police and suspects...and bringing potential danger.
Poison IvyPoison Ivy · 1953
Poison Ivy
★ 6.11953
MovieCrimeThriller
FBI Agent Lemmy Caution is sent after a missing two million in Casablanca while mob boss mistress Carlotta plays both sides of the law.
Forgive Our TrespassesForgive Our Trespasses · 1956
Forgive Our Trespasses
★ 6.01956
MovieDrama
In a port area of ​​France, clashes between a gang of young delinquents and a tribe of gypsies.

Filmography

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Hotel ParadisoHotel Paradiso · 1966
Hotel Paradiso
★ 6.01966
MovieComedy
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is Monsieur Boniface with hard domineering wife Angelique; also, Monsieur Cotte with beautiful but neglected wife Marcelle. Henri Cotte traces architectural anomalies (mostly "ghost" sounds in the drain pipes) and plans a night at the Hotel Paradiso, which happens to be the chosen romantic rendezvous spot of Marcelle and Monsieur Boniface. One wife, two husbands, a nephew, and the perky Boniface maid, all at this 'by the hour' hotel and consummation of the affair is, to say the least, severely compromised (not the least by a police raid). All of this is under Feydeau's eye, and his play is the 'success fou' of the next season.

The Turk

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyCandide or The Optimism in the 20th Century · 1960
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
★ 6.41960
MovieComedy
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, and when he is drafted and taken prisoner, he is forced to take German nationality and ends up guarding the camp where he was imprisoned. He crossed into Switzerland, but as he had no bank account, he was incarcerated for eight days for trespassing. Hunted by the Gestapo, he kills two men to free Cunégonde, who has finally been found. They both flee to Argentina, and their world tour begins. In Paris, Moscow, New York, Borneo and Alexandria. They try to follow Dr. Pangloss' optimistic rule of life. Tossed about, separated, they find themselves grown old and wiser, thinking only of cultivating their garden on the shores of the Mediterranean.

Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

Sins of ParisSins of Paris · 1953
Sins of Paris
★ 3.01953
Movie
Madeleine Lebeau, a woman who charges for her easy virtue, has a plan that has some of her customers paying more than others; she tells them she is pregnant and, to avoid complications, the men pay her money and don't hang around for the birth. Yves Furet, a shiftless gambler, who not only encourages her in her business ventures but is also her fiancée, shares the fruit of her non-labor. She latches onto a wealthy widower, Henri Vilbert, who throws her a curve-ball when, after she tells him she is pregnant, he is overjoyed as he has fallen in love with her and is looking forward to becoming a father. She plays along for a while, but becomes ashamed when she sees how Vilbert is devoting his whole life to a child that she isn't carrying. She fakes a miscarriage and his kindness makes her feel guilty and she confesses, but he doesn't believe her. So she tries another plan.