Piantadino | |
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Directed by | Francisco Múgica |
Written by |
Carlos A. Petit
[1] Rodolfo Sciammarella |
Starring |
Pepe Iglesias Norma Giménez Juan José Porta |
Music by | Juan Ehlert |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Piantadino is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica. [2] [3] [4] The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone. [5]
While working for an insurance company, Piantadino, a shy man, is selected by sly characters to insure some things that they will later make disappear. Though Piantadino lacks courage, he nonetheless uncovers the fraudulent activity, making a positive impression on his fiancée's father. [6]
Piantadino was a classic comic strip character created by one of Argentina's most notable comics artists and humorists, Adolfo Mazzone. [5] Piantadino was Mazzone's best known character. [7] The name Piantadino is a diminutive of "Piantado", which means mentally disturbed person, half-mad or, a person who escapes, whether that be physically or just from a situation. [8]
First appearing in the newspaper El Mundo in 1941, Piantadino, the daily comic strip, followed the adventures of a convict who behaved in jail as if he were on a pension. With the characters Afanancio and Barili, the three formed a sympathetic trio of scoundrels. [8] The character subsequently appeared in Guillermo Divito's magazine Rico Tipo. [7] Piantadino was adapted for cinema in 1950. [9] In the 1970s and 1980s, the comic strip was re-published as a comic magazine. [10]
Piantadino was made into a film by Emelco-Cinematográfica Interamericana. The script was written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciamarella, and the film was directed by Francisco Mugica. [11] [12] It was filmed in black-and-white. [6] The elusive convict was played by Pepe Iglesias, known for his title role in El Zorro pierde el pelo. [11] Other stars were Norma Giménez, Juan José Porta [13] and Rodolfo Onetto. [12] Carlos Fioriti played Afanancio and Rafael Diserio played Batilio. The film premiered at the Ocean cinema on March 24, 1950. [11]
Piantadino | |
---|---|
Directed by | Francisco Múgica |
Written by |
Carlos A. Petit
[1] Rodolfo Sciammarella |
Starring |
Pepe Iglesias Norma Giménez Juan José Porta |
Music by | Juan Ehlert |
Release date |
|
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Piantadino is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica. [2] [3] [4] The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone. [5]
While working for an insurance company, Piantadino, a shy man, is selected by sly characters to insure some things that they will later make disappear. Though Piantadino lacks courage, he nonetheless uncovers the fraudulent activity, making a positive impression on his fiancée's father. [6]
Piantadino was a classic comic strip character created by one of Argentina's most notable comics artists and humorists, Adolfo Mazzone. [5] Piantadino was Mazzone's best known character. [7] The name Piantadino is a diminutive of "Piantado", which means mentally disturbed person, half-mad or, a person who escapes, whether that be physically or just from a situation. [8]
First appearing in the newspaper El Mundo in 1941, Piantadino, the daily comic strip, followed the adventures of a convict who behaved in jail as if he were on a pension. With the characters Afanancio and Barili, the three formed a sympathetic trio of scoundrels. [8] The character subsequently appeared in Guillermo Divito's magazine Rico Tipo. [7] Piantadino was adapted for cinema in 1950. [9] In the 1970s and 1980s, the comic strip was re-published as a comic magazine. [10]
Piantadino was made into a film by Emelco-Cinematográfica Interamericana. The script was written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciamarella, and the film was directed by Francisco Mugica. [11] [12] It was filmed in black-and-white. [6] The elusive convict was played by Pepe Iglesias, known for his title role in El Zorro pierde el pelo. [11] Other stars were Norma Giménez, Juan José Porta [13] and Rodolfo Onetto. [12] Carlos Fioriti played Afanancio and Rafael Diserio played Batilio. The film premiered at the Ocean cinema on March 24, 1950. [11]