Carlos F. Borcosque
Illustration — Carlos F. Borcosque • Illustration — Borcosque as a young director Carlos Francisco Borcosque Sánchez (9 September 1894 – 5 September 1965) was a Chilean film director and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Borcosque was born in Valparaíso. He established Estudios Cinematográficos Borcosque in Santiago in 1922 and directed several Chilean silent movies before he moved to Hollywood in 1926 where he worked as a consultant on Latin-based movies, and had a spell working for Paramount Pictures.
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Carlos F. Borcosque
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- Born
- 1894. · Valparaíso.
- Died
- 1965. · Buenos Aires.
- Nationality
- Chile.
- Occupation
- journalist, painter, screenwriter, aircraft pilot, photographer, actor and director.
- Fields
- cinematography.
- Education
- La Salle College (Buenos Aires).
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Illustration — Carlos F. Borcosque • Illustration — Borcosque as a young director Carlos Francisco Borcosque Sánchez (9 September 1894 – 5 September 1965) was a Chilean film director and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Borcosque was born in Valparaíso. He established Estudios Cinematográficos Borcosque in Santiago in 1922 and directed several Chilean silent movies before he moved to Hollywood in 1926 where he worked as a consultant on Latin-based movies, and had a spell working for Paramount Pictures.
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Between 1922 and his death in 1965 Borcosque was responsible for directing and screenwriting mostly simultaneously some 45 different feature films including the 1951 film El alma de los niños.
Borcosque studied at La Salle College (Buenos Aires). The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is cinematography. Positions recorded include Consul of Chile. Work by Carlos F. Borcosque is recorded in the collections of Memoria Chilena.
• Hombres de esta tierra (1922) • Traición (1923) • Vida y milagros de Don Fausto (1924) • Martín Rivas (1925) • Diablo fuerte (1925) • El huérfano (1926) • Wu Li Chang (1930) • En cada puerto un amor (1931) • La mujer X (1931) • Su última noche (1931) • Cheri-Bibi (1931) • Dos noches (1933) • Fighting Lady (1935) • Alas de mi patria (1939) •...Y mañana serán hombres (1939) • Nosotros, los muchachos (1940) • Flecha de oro (1940) • Una vez en la vida (1941) • La casa de los cuervos (1941) • Cada hogar un mundo (1942) • Yo conocí a esa mujer (1942) • Incertidumbre (1942) • Un nuevo amanecer (1942) • La juventud manda (1943) • Valle negro (1943) • La verdadera victoria (1944) • Veinticuatro horas en la vida de una mujer (1944) • Amarga verdad (1945) • Éramos seis (1945) • Cuando en el cielo pasen lista (1945) • Corazón (1947) • Siete para un secreto (1947) • El tambor de Tacuarí (1948) • Las aventuras de Jack (1949) • La muerte está mintiendo (1950) • Volver a la vida (1951) • El alma de los niños (1951) • Facundo, el tigre de los llanos (1952) (co-director) • Su obra de amor (1952) (documentary) • El Calavera (1954) • Grumete (1956) • Pobres habrá siempre (1958) • Mientras haya un circo (1958) • Voy a hablar de la esperanza (1966)
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Borcosque is recorded as journalist, painter, screenwriter, aircraft pilot and photographer. The identifiers under which Carlos F. Borcosque may be traced in institutional catalogues.
" Aviador chileno Sr. Carlos Francisco Borcosque, recibido recientemente en Buenos Aires " (1914). Carlos Francisco Borcosque Sánchez (Valparaíso, Chile; 9 de septiembre de 1894-Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 de septiembre de 1965), más conocido como Carlos Borcosque, fue un director de cine y guionista chileno, que residió en Argentina, donde realizó la mayor parte de su actividad artística. Fue adem
Carlos Francisco Borcosque Sánchez (Valparaíso, Chile; 9 de septiembre de 1894-Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 de septiembre de 1965), más conocido como Carlos Borcosque, fue un director de cine y guionista chileno, que residió en Argentina, donde realizó la mayor parte de su actividad artística. Fue además periodista y un entusiasta de la aviación, en un periodo en que ella estaba en sus comienzos.
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1894
Carlos F. Borcosque born at Valparaíso.
1965
Carlos F. Borcosque died at Buenos Aires.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Carlos Borcosque. His recorded language was Spanish. One child is recorded: Carlos Borcosque Jr. Borcosque worked in cinematography. Recorded position is Consul of Chile. He belonged to Argentine Film Directors.
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