Portrait of Hugo del Carril

Hugo del Carril

Acting

Biography

Piero Bruno Hugo Fontana Bertani, known as Hugo del Carril (November 30, 1912 - August 13, 1989), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. He began his career as a singer of tango choruses at the age of fifteen. He made his film debut as an actor in 1937 and in 1949 as a director. In 1948 he would go on to immortality as the voice of La Marcha Peronista, for which he would be persecuted and imprisoned in 1955 after the coup against the government of Juan Domingo Perón.

Born: November 27, 1912

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Filmography

1996
Al corazón

as Material de archivo

1973
The Bad Life

as Víctor, The French

1973
Siempre fuimos compañeros

as Don Armando García

1969
¡Viva la vida!

as Cantante de candombe

1969
El día que me quieras

as Julio Quiroga

1963
La calesita

as Goyo / Raimundo Lucero

1961
Esta tierra es mía

as Laureano Cabral

1961
Amorina

as Humberto Bonelli

1960
Culpable

as Leo / Pablo Morán

1958
1956
El último perro

as Nicasio Gauna

1956
Beyond Oblivion

as Fernando de Arellano

1952
Dark River

as Santos Peralta

1950
Surcos de sangre

as Pablo Fontán

1950
El último payador

as José Betinotti

1949
Historia del 900

as Julián Acosta

1947
La cumparsita

as Ricardo Galván / Pablo

1947
A media luz

as Miguel Valle

1946
El socio

as Julián Pardo

1944
Los dos rivales

as Rafael Aguilar

1943
La piel de zapa

as Rafael de Valentín

1941
1940
El astro del tango

as Hugo del Campo

1940
Confesión

as Ricardo Morales

1939
Gente bien

as Carlos

1939
La vida de Carlos Gardel

as Carlos Gardel

1939
La vida es un tango

as Raúl Contreras

1938
Honeysuckle

as Mario del Solar

1937