Lautaro Murúa
Biography
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Lautaro Murúa (29 December 1926 Tacna, Chile - 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean-born Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Born in Chile, Murúa moved to Argentina at the beginning of the fifties. He studied architecture and fine arts before entering the film industry. He worked primarily as an actor and appeared in over 80 films between 1949 and his death in 1995 although he also directed a handful of important films such as Shunko, Alias Gardelito and La Raulito, all with stories usually revolving around social topics.
As an actor, Murúa participated in the 1960s film industry revival, acting in the movies of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Rodolfo Kuhn, Manuel Antín and David José Kohon.
He left to live in Spain for political reasons in the 1970s, and then he returned to Argentina to film several movies until sickness set in and he died in Spain in 1995.
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Full filmography
- Alta comedia (1970)
- Curro Jiménez (1976) as Jefe de Roque
- Martín Fierro (1968) as Sgt. Cruz
- The Kidnapper (1958) as Patrick
- Shunko (1960) as El maestro
- The Traitors (1973) as Benítez
- Los pocillos (1974)
- La caída (1959) as Lucas
- Paula Cautiva (1963) as Guillermo
- Cosecharás tu siembra (1991) as Carmine Spadaro
- Quebracho (1974) as Lamazón
- Los chantas (1975) as Patricia's Father
- The Party Is Over (1960) as Guastavino
- Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983) as Perkins
- Scream of Stone (1991) as Estanciero
- Alone (1976)
- A Wall of Silence (1993) as Bruno
- Pajarito Gómez (1965) as Gravini
- The Venerable Ones (1963) as Lucas Méndez
- Girl with the Golden Panties (1980) as Luis Forest
- Trout (1978) as Presidente
- Fuelle querido (1967) as Self (voice)
- The Truce (1974) as Gerente
- I, the Worst of All (1990) as Arzobispo