Lautaro Murúa

Lautaro Murúa (29 December 1926 in Tacna, Chile – 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean-Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the cinema of Argentina.

Born in Chile, Murúa moved to Argentina at the beginning of the fifties. He 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 1960s film industry revival, acting in the movies of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Rodolfo Kuhn, Manuel Antín and David José Kohon.

He moved to Spain in the 1970s, and returned to Argentina to film several movies until he died in Spain in 1995 of lung cancer.

Filmography

 * 1954 - Confession at Dawn
 * 1957 - La Casa del ángel
 * 1958 - La caída
 * 1958 - Behind a Long Wall
 * 1958 - The Kidnapper
 * 1960 - The Party Is Over
 * 1960 - Shunko
 * 1961 - Alias Gardelito
 * 1962 - The Venerable Ones
 * 1962 - Odd Number
 * 1965 - El Reñidero
 * 1965 - Pajarito Gómez
 * 1967 - Traitors of San Angel
 * 1969 - Invasión
 * 1974 - Quebracho
 * 1974 - La Raulito
 * 1977 - La Raulito en libertad (Spanish production)
 * 1978 - Las truchas
 * 1980 - La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro
 * 1983 - Funny Dirty Little War
 * 1984 - Cuarteles de invierno
 * 1984 - Gracias por el Fuego
 * 1986 - Poor Butterfly
 * 1993 - Un Muro de Silencio