Manuel Romero
Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, dramatist and score composer, one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He directed and wrote over 50 films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several. He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success.
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Manuel Romero

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- Born
- 1891 · Buenos Aires.
- Died
- 1954 · Buenos Aires.
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Occupation
- film director · comedy writer · composer · screenwriter · lyricist · playwright · film producer · librettist
- Fields
- tango
- Languages
- Spanish
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Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, dramatist and score composer, one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He directed and wrote over 50 films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several. He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success.
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Manuel Romero (1891–1954) was an Argentine comedy writer, composer and film director, among other activities. The comedy writer was born and died in Buenos Aires.
Genres include tango. Languages used include Spanish.
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Filmography
Romero worked between 1891 and 1954 across film director, comedy writer, composer, screenwriter and lyricist and 3 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in tango. This article rests on 16 catalogued compositions, 4 published texts, 2 digitised documents and 19 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
• 1931 The Pure Truth • 1932 When Do You Commit Suicide? • 1935 Buenos Aires Nights • 1935 The Favorite • 1936 Don Quijote del altillo • 1936 La muchachada de a bordo • 1936 Radio Bar • 1937 El cañonero de Giles • 1937 La muchacha del circo • 1937 La vuelta de Rocha • 1937 Outside the Law • 1937 The Boys Didn't Wear Hair Gel Before • 1938 La rubia del camino • 1938 Three Argentines in Paris • 1938 Women Who Work • 1939 Gente bien (Affluent People) • 1939 Muchachas que estudian (College Girls) • 1939 Divorce in Montevideo • 1939 La vida es un tango • 1939 The Model and the Star • 1940 Carnaval de antaño • 1940 Isabelita • 1940 Los muchachos se divierten • 1940 Honeymoon in Rio • 1940 Marriage in Buenos Aires • 1941 El tesoro de la isla Maciel • 1941 I Want to Be a Chorus Girl • 1941 Un bebé de París • 1941 You Are My Love • 1942 A Light in the Window • 1942 Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas • 1942 Historia de crímenes (Tale of Crimes) • 1942 Ven mi corazón te llama (When My Heart Calls) • 1943 El fabricante de estrellas • 1943 La calle Corrientes • 1944 Hay que casar a Paulina • 1946 Adiós pampa mía • 1946 El diablo andaba en los choclos • 1947 Christmas with the Poor • 1948 El rey del cabaret • 1948 La rubia Mireya • 1948 Porteña de corazón • 1948 The Tango Returns to Paris • 1949 Morir en su ley • 1949 Mujeres que bailan • 1949 La historia del tango (The Story of the Tango) • 1949 Un tropezón cualquiera da en la vida • 1950 Juan Mondiola • 1950 Valentina • 1951 Arriba el telón o el patio de la morocha • 1951 Derecho viejo • 1951 The Fan • 1953 Ue... paisano!
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Manuel Romero is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation comedy writer. Recorded as film director, comedy writer, composer, screenwriter and lyricist.
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1891
Manuel Romero was born 21 September 1891.
1954
Dies at Buenos Aires.
1954
Manuel Romero died at Buenos Aires.
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The circumstances in which Manuel Romero stands. Established in Library of Congress under n79115626.
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