
Hugo del Carril
Biography
Piero Bruno Hugo Fontana Bertani, known as Hugo del Carril (November 30, 1912 - August 13, 1989), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. He began his career as a singer of tango choruses at the age of fifteen. He made his film debut as an actor in 1937 and in 1949 as a director. In 1948 he would go on to immortality as the voice of La Marcha Peronista, for which he would be persecuted and imprisoned in 1955 after the coup against the government of Juan Domingo Perón.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

La novela de un joven pobre
1942

La canción de los barrios
as Antonio Reyes
1941

Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina
as Cantor
1937

Vida nocturna
1955

Pasión imposible
1943
Buenos Aires canta
1947

Cómo se hace una película argentina
1948

Buenos días, Buenos Aires
as Voz en off
1966

El socio
as Julián Pardo
1946

El último perro
as Nicasio Gauna
1956

A media luz
as Miguel Valle
1947

Beyond Oblivion
as Fernando de Arellano
1956

Siempre fuimos compañeros
as Don Armando García
1973

La vida de Carlos Gardel
as Carlos Gardel
1939

Historia del 900
as Julián Acosta
1949

La cabalgata del circo
as Roberto
1945

The Black Man Who Had a White Soul
as Peter Ward
1951

Surcos de sangre
as Pablo Fontán
1950

Fire in the Flesh
as Allan
1958

Pobre mi madre querida
1948