Lautaro Murúa

Lautaro Murúa

Actor · Director · Writer

Tacna, Chile
December 29, 1926

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lautaro Murúa (29 December 1926 Tacna, Chile - 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean-born Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter.  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 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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Lautaro Murúa 1
Lautaro Murúa 2

Representative Works

The Kidnapper
The Kidnapper
5.7
/ Spanish
La caída
La caída
6.6
/ Spanish
Martín Fierro
Martín Fierro
5.8
/ Spanish
Shunko
Shunko
6.8
/ Spanish
Fuelle querido
Fuelle querido
8.0
/ Spanish
Valentina
Valentina
6.1
/ Spanish
Scream of Stone
Scream of Stone
6.3
/ English
The Traitors
The Traitors
7.4
/ Spanish
Los chantas
Los chantas
9.0
/ Spanish
Paula Cautiva
Paula Cautiva
6.7
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Kidnapper
1958Nominee

Best Performance

The Kidnapper

La caída
1959Nominee

Best Performance

La caída

Martín Fierro
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Martín Fierro

Career Highlights

Shunko
1960Highlight

Best Performance

Shunko

Fuelle querido
1967Highlight

Best Performance

Fuelle querido