Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi (born February 23, 1936 in Ramallo , Buenos Aires Province , † October 20, 2017 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine film and theater actor . From June 2003 he also had Spanish citizenship .

Life

Federico Luppi was born the son of Italian immigrants in Ramallo in northern Argentina. Luppi made his film debut in 1964 in Rodolfo Kuhn's comedy Der Abgott . The film took part in the competition at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival . A few years later, Federico Luppi was in front of the camera for Leonardo Favio's directorial debut El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca . The multiple award-winning film was very successful with critics and audiences and made its actors and director known throughout the country overnight. From then on, Luppi was one of the most successful actors in Argentina. He was best known as a performer in various horror films. He gained international fame through his collaboration with Guillermo del Toro , for whom he was in front of the camera several times. In 2005 the actor made his directorial debut with the film Pasos , which tells the story of three married couples, played by Alberto Jiménez, Ana Fernández, Eva Cobo, Susana Hornos, Ginés García Millán and Fabián Vena.

In addition to his work in the film industry, Federico Luppi also appeared in theater productions. After a break of more than ten years, the actor returned to the stage in 2010 with the play El Guía del Hermitage by Herbert Morote and played at the Teatro Oficial Juan de Vera in Corrientes .

reception

Federico Luppi's portrayal of the mustached antiques dealer in Cronos by director Guillermo del Toro received very positive reviews from film critics. His portrayal of Dr. Casares' next collaboration with the director on The Devil's Backbone was hailed as "heartbreaking" by critic Ian Smith. Federico Luppi was one of the best known and most successful actors in Argentina. His work has also received positive international recognition. Director Diego Arsuaga counted him among the "greatest in Argentine cinema".

Filmography (selection)

• 1965: The idol (Pajarito Gómez - una vida feliz)
• 1967: Romance of Aniceto and Francisca (El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca)
• 1973: Uprising in Patagonia (La Patagonia Rebelde)
• 1981: Time for Revenge (Tiempo de Revancha)
• 1982: Plata dulce
• 1983: Funny Dirty Little War
• 1992: A place in this world (Un Lugar en el mundo)
• 1992: Cronos (La Invención de Cronos)
• 1995: Caballos salvajes
• 1996: Autumn Sun (Sol De Otono)
• 1996: Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto
• 1996: Extasis
• 1996: La ley de la frontera
• 1997: Martín (Hache)
• 1997: Men with Guns (Hombres armados)
• 1999: In the shadow of Lisbon (Lisboa)
• 2001: The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo)
• 2001: Rosary casinos
• 2002: Corazón de fuego
• 2002: Common Ground Lugares comunes
• 2002: The Stone Raft (La Balsa De Piedra)
• 2004: Swindled (Incautos)
• 2004: Machuca, my friend (Machuca)
• 2005: The Wind (El viento)
• 2005: Pasos (only director)
• 2005: Elsa & Fred
• 2006: At a distance - killing to live
• 2006: Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
• 2007: Fermat's Room (La Habitación de Fermat)
• 2010: Cuestion de Principios
• 2011: bevel 7

Awards

• 1967: Awarded the Cóndor de Plata Prize of the Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina (ACCA) as Best Actor for Romance of Aniceto and Francisca
• 1981: Awarded the Konex Merit Diploma from the Konex Foundation
• 1996 : Nomination for the Goya as Best Actor for Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto
• 1996: Awarded the Cóndor de Plata of the Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina for Best Actor
• 1996: Nomination for Goya for Best Supporting Actor for La ley de la frontera
• 2004: Awarded the Roel de Honor award at the Semana del Cine film festival in Medina del Campo

Web links

Commons : Federico Luppi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Federico Luppi in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Biografía de Federico Luppi. Retrieved September 14, 2010 (Spanish): "Federico Luppi, de ancestros italianos, nació en Ramallo, en la provincia de Buenos Aires, en 1935" 
2. ^ Murió Federico Luppi
3. ↑ Federico Luppi. (No longer available online.) In: www.filmlinc.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010 ; accessed on September 13, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Men With Guns: Section. (No longer available online.) In: www.sonypictures.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012 ; accessed on August 27, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Federico Luppi Pasos. In: www.lukor.com. Retrieved September 13, 2010 (Spanish). 
6. ↑ Federico Luppi vuelve a los escenarios. (No longer available online.) In: www.corrientes.gov.ar. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 14, 2010 (Spanish).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
7. ↑ Cronos. (No longer available online.) In: www.horrorphile.net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010 ; retrieved on September 13, 2010 (English): "Federico Luppi is superb as the mustachioed, bespectacled Jesus [...]" Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Ian Smith: The Devil's Backbone (2001). Retrieved September 13, 2010 (English): "Federico Luppi breaks your heart as the kindly professor, in a role very different from that he played in the same director's previous movie." 
9. ↑ "El último tren" Interview with the director Diego Arsuaga. (No longer available online.) In: www.ila-web.de. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007 ; accessed on September 14, 2010 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Federico Luppi. Retrieved September 13, 2010 .