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Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 inBuenos Aires) was anArgentinefilm director,screenwriter,dramatist andscore composer, one of the most important figures of theGolden 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. When he was a teenager, he began his journalist job in the Magacine Fray Mochoy, and in the newspapers Crítica y Última Hora.
His first play, "Teatro breve" is from 1919 with the collaboration ofIvo Pelay. He wrote 180 more. In 1922 the most famous, "El bailarín del cabaret", was staged with the César Ratti's company, where Corsini triunfó (had a success) with "Patotero sentimental".
In 1923 he travelled toEurope withLuis Bayón Herrera. InParis, where he acted on several plays, he metCarlos Gardel and the idea of filmmaking was born. He wrote the plot and songs for "Luces de Buenos Aires", directed byAdelqui Millar. It starredGloria Guzmán,Sofía Bozán,Pedro Quartucci and theJulio De Caro musical group.
He returned toBuenos Aires, where he introduced the new ideas taken from music hall and varieties shows. He started to work at theLumitón cinema company, with Enrique Telémaco Susini . With that film company, released in February 1935, "Noches de Buenos Aires", written and directed by Romero, his cinema career began. The film starredTita Merello,Irma Córdoba,Enrique Serrano andFernando Ochoa.
He filmed very quickly, he only wanted to have it finished as soon as possible and achieve a good box office outcome. His films were rejected by critics and intellectuals as a result, but ordinary people liked his style because they knew him from radio of variety shows.
He directed films such asAdiós pampa mía in 1946.