Francisco Petrone
Biography
Francisco Petrone was an Argentinian actor in cinema and theatre. Known for his democratic and communist ideals, he was persecuted by Perón's government and had to exile to Mexico. He acted in multiple films, mostly during Argentina's cinema golden age.
Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as (voice)
Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. Considered the first survey-on-film in Latin America.
Movie - 1941, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The happiness of a child is marred by the harsh attitude of the captain of a boat.
Movie - 1945, 2h 15m • as Comandante Hilario Castro
In a fort in the middle of the Pampa, their commander Hilario Castro decides to bring women from Buenos Aires to prevent deserting soldiers.
Movie - 1936, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A murderer takes refuge with his friend in a town on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapí, but she falls in love with another man and will return to the city alone.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • as Argüello
Lucy is a woman of shady past who convinces Argüello and Carlos to install an illegal gambling hall on a cabaret that worked legally. When Argüello is interested romantically in her, it rejects it because it is attracted by Carlos, a womanizer singer. The obsession for her leads Argüello to cheat in the game that he holds with Carlos and manages to ruin him, but finally both fight and Argüello dies stabbed but without denouncing his aggressor to recover his self-esteem as a professional player.
Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Dr. Emilio Saldivar
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Four brothers set their differences apart when they need to help another brother.
Movie - 1942, 2h 15m • as Capitán Miranda
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence.
Movie - 1942, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An Italian immigrant accumulates wealth for their children, all consider him a miserable, until one day one of her children gives a very big disappointment and dies of a heart attack. Their children begin to spend the fortune he had amassed his father.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • as Lic. Emilio del Villar
Marital problems and Ofelia’s physical and mental illness (Rosa Carmina) drive Emilio (Francisco Petrone) to seek pleasure. He meets Carmina, a prostitute who, together with her pimp, plans to ruin him by mocking his situation.
Movie - 1941, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A 1941 film.
Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • as Alejandro
A foreign woman marries a rich man.
Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Argentina, 1915. Accompanied by a doctor and his beautiful daughter, Köhner, a ruthless foreman who rules a yerba mate plantation with an iron fist, arrives in the city of Posadas with the purpose of hiring workers.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Francisco Real, el Corralero
During a local festival, a mysterious stranger appears in town, heading towards a violent confrontation.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as Juan Marcos Marrien
A woman imagines that his son born after a one-night encounter with a butcher is actually from a renowned musician.
Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as Robles
Daniel, a smuggler is chased by a policeman. In his escape are helped by the messages that his lover transmits to him in code by means of the tangos that sings in a radio program. To hide himself, he pretends to be a teacher in a small town in Entre Ríos, and by the time he discovers it, the police have already faced a new life.
Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • as Pepe
Two gangs of drug traffickers try to control the monopoly of drugs in the city, while the police commissioner tries to kill them with the help of a snitch, "the puppet".
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Francisco Alaria
A man falls in love with a woman who leads him to commit a robbery, when he is released from prison he takes refuge in a convent.
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Pancho Morales
When a politician is murdered, the victim's daughter sets out to track down her father's killer. She soon suspects her father's friend and her own mother may have been involved in the murder plot, in this heavy-handed and tragic crime drama.