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Julio Saraceni (October 10, 1912 – October 12, 1998) was a prolificArgentinefilm director whose career in theCinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades. He was an important director during theclassical era of Argentine cinema.
He was an aviator as a young man, but later found a career in film, where he debuted as a director in a 1937 short film,Fórmula secreta, in which he used his flying experience for the making of numerous scenes. He directed his first full-length title,Florencio Parravicini's comedy vehicle,Noches de carnaval, later that year. Saraceni married a member of the crew, Argentina Mori, and with her made some 60 films between 1938 and 1986, such asMaría Celeste (1944),Alma de bohemio (1949),La barra de la esquina (1950), andLa mejor del colegio (1953). Saraceni was best known for directing comedies, and worked with many of the best known local figures in the genre, including Parravicini,Fidel Pintos,Niní Marshall,José Marrone.Carlos Balá,Lolita Torres andPepe Biondi.[1]
Saraceni directed pop musicianSandro'sEl deseo de vivir in 1972, and one of the series ofSuperagentes capers in 1986 (his last film). He dedicated himself todocumentaries andmade-for-television titles afterwards, and worked extensively forChannel 9 andTelefé. He suffered a stroke in 1988, however, and remainedhemiplegic in later years. Saraceni lived half a block away from the site of the 1994AMIA bombing, the worst terrorist attack in Argentine history, but survived. Dependent on an Argentine Institute of Cinematography pension, he lost his wife in 1996, and in 1998, Julio Saraceni died at age 86.[1]
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