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(Redirected from Hijo de hombre (film)) 1961 Argentine film

Thirst
Directed by	Lucas Demare
Written by	Emilio Canda Antonio Cuevas Lucas Demare Augusto Roa Bastos (novel)
Produced by	Adolfo Cabrera
Cinematography	Manuel Merino Alberto Etchebehere
Edited by	Jorge Gárate Gori Muñoz
Music by	Lucio Demare Manuel Parada
Production companies	Argentina Sono Film Suevia Films
Distributed by	Argentina Sono Film Iris Films
Release date	27 April 1961 (1961-04-27)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Argentina Spain
Language	Spanish

Thirst (Spanish: La sed) aka Hijo de Hombre, aka Choferes del Chaco is a 1960 Argentine-Spanish war film directed by Lucas Demare. It is set during the Chaco War (1932–35) between Bolivia and Paraguay, sometimes known as the "War of the Thirst". The script is based on a chapter of Augusto Roa Bastos novel Hijo de Hombre. It was made as a co-production between Argentina Sono Film and the Spanish company Suevia Films.

Cast

Production

The entire film was shot in Rio Hondo, in the province of Santiago del Estero, in an area of northern Argentina where there was a spa where the actors recovered from the harshness of the shooting, which took place in very hot weather.

Awards

At the 9th San Sebastian International Film Festival, which took place from June 8 to 17, 1961, it received the Perla del Cantábrico Award for Best Spanish-Speaking Film, while Olga Zubarry received the Award for Best Spanish-Speaking Actress.

References

Weldt-Basson p.8
"Festival de San Sebastián". sansebastianfestival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
"Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

Bibliography

Helene C. Weldt-Basson. Postmodernism's Role in Latin American Literature: The Life and Work of Augusto Roa Bastos. Springer, 2010.

External links

Thirst at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Lucas Demare
Dos amigos y un amor (1938) 24 horas en libertad (1939) Corazón de turco (1940) El Hijo del barrio (1940) Chingolo (1940) The Gaucho Priest (1941) El Viejo Hucha (1942) The Gaucho War (1942) His Best Student (1944) Savage Pampas (1945) Nunca te diré adiós (1947) Como tú lo soñaste (1947) La Calle grita (1948) La Culpa la tuvo el otro (1950) Mi noche triste (1951) Los Isleros (1951) Payaso (1952) Un Guapo del 900 (1952) The Seducer of Granada (1953) Guacho (1954) Mercado de abasto (1955) Después del silencio (1956) Sangre y acero (1956) El Último perro (1956) Zafra (1958) Detrás de un largo muro (1958) Mi esqueleto (1959) Plaza Huincul (Pozo Uno) (1960) Thirst (1960) Italia di notte n. 1 (1964) La Boda (1964) Los Guerrilleros (1965) Sentencia para un traidor (1967) La Cigarra está que arde (1967) Rutas para la Mesopotamia (1968) Humo de Marihuana (1968) Pájaro loco (1971) La Madre María (1974) Solamente ella (1975) Hombres de Mar (1977)

Films directed by Lucas Demare

Dos amigos y un amor (1938)
24 horas en libertad (1939)
Corazón de turco (1940)
El Hijo del barrio (1940)
Chingolo (1940)
The Gaucho Priest (1941)
El Viejo Hucha (1942)
The Gaucho War (1942)
His Best Student (1944)
Savage Pampas (1945)
Nunca te diré adiós (1947)
Como tú lo soñaste (1947)
La Calle grita (1948)
La Culpa la tuvo el otro (1950)
Mi noche triste (1951)
Los Isleros (1951)
Payaso (1952)
Un Guapo del 900 (1952)
The Seducer of Granada (1953)
Guacho (1954)
Mercado de abasto (1955)
Después del silencio (1956)
Sangre y acero (1956)
El Último perro (1956)
Zafra (1958)
Detrás de un largo muro (1958)
Mi esqueleto (1959)
Plaza Huincul (Pozo Uno) (1960)
Thirst (1960)
Italia di notte n. 1 (1964)
La Boda (1964)
Los Guerrilleros (1965)
Sentencia para un traidor (1967)
La Cigarra está que arde (1967)
Rutas para la Mesopotamia (1968)
Humo de Marihuana (1968)
Pájaro loco (1971)
La Madre María (1974)
Solamente ella (1975)
Hombres de Mar (1977)

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