Lucas Demare
Biography
Lucas Demare was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer prominent in Argentine Cinema during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Demare won Silver Condor awards for Best Director, Best Film and numerous other awards for The Gaucho War (1942), a film which is considered by critics in Argentina to be one of the best films in its history. He won further awards including Best Film and Director for Su mejor alumno (1944) at the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards. In 1964, he was a member of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. He died of a heart attack at the age of 71 in 1981. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 1942, 2h 15m • as Extra (realista en quema al pueblo y atacante rancho)
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Cameo
A doctor is involved in substance trafficking while investigating the death of his wife.
Movie - 1933, 2h 15m • as Bandoneonista
One of Spain's earliest sound film successes. Now considered lost.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Story set at the Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Institutional short film planned and directed by Arturo S. Mom for the First Argentine Film Festival in Mar del Plata. The film shows the technical process by which an Argentine film is produced and emphasizes the professionalism and power of the national film industry. In this way, the story explains in a pedagogical way what is a script, a frame, a camera, a set sketch and a projected background, among others, and how a scene and the soundtrack of a film are recorded.