Lautaro Murúa
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| Born | December 29, 1925 Tacna, Chile |
| Died | December 3, 1995 Spain Madrid, Spain |
Lautaro Murúa (29 December 1925 Tacna, Chile - 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean born Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the Cinema of Argentina.
Born in Chile, he moved to Argentina at the beginning of the fifties. Murúa 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 so called The Generation of the '60 renovation acting in 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.
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1960 - Shunko
1961 - Alias Gardelito
1974 - La Raulito
1977 - La Raulito en libertad (Spanish production)
1983 - Funny Dirty Little War
1984 - Cuarteles de invierno
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