Lautaro Murúa
Actor
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.
Filmography
Scream of Stone
as Estanciero 1991
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
as Julián 1975
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
as Perkins 1983
Funny Dirty Little War
as Mayor Guglielmini 1983
The Truce
as Gerente 1974
I, the Worst of All
as Arzobispo 1990
Invasion
as Herrera 1969
The Beasts' Carnival
as Don Simón 1980
Girl with the Golden Panties
as Luis Forest 1980
The House of the Angel
as Pablo Aguirre 1957
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
as Gerardo 1985
Odd Number
1962
Pajarito Gómez
as Gravini 1965
Trout
as Presidente 1978
The Traitors
as Benítez 1973
Las pirañas
as Carlos 1967
A Wall of Silence
as Bruno 1993