Centauros del pasado


Centauros del pasado is a 1944 Argentine historical biopic of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by, with a screenplay by Villar, Eliseo Montaine, and, as based upon the original historical novel by Montaine and Talice about Pancho Ramirez, a governor of Argentina's Entre Ríos Province during the Argentine War of Independence, and founder of the Republic of Entre Ríos.

Plot

During the Argentine War of Independence, Pancho Ramirez led well-disciplined and successful forces against the Royalists, eventually founding the short-lived Republic of Entre Ríos in 1820. When opposition forces captured his wife in 1821, Ramirez was killed and beheaded during an ill-fated attempt at rescue.

Cast

*

Accolades

In 1945, The Argentine Film Critics Association awarded and Eliseo Montaine the Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay.