Nobleza gaucha (1915 film)

Nobleza gaucha Gaucho Nobility is a 1915 Argentine silent film, loosely based on the Martn Fierro by Jos Hernndez and Santos Vega by Rafael Obligado. It was directed by Eduardo Martinez de la Pera, who shared credit with Humberto Cairo, the producer, and Ernesto Gunche, the cinematographer.

After Mara and Juan return to the country, Gran plans a revenge. He talks the comisario and accuses falsely Juan of being a cuatrero. The comisario begins a search of Juan. Mara tells Juan to escape. Juan finds Gran and starts a pursuit on horses. Gran reaches a zanja and falls down. Juan goes down and try to help him, but Gran dies. Justice wins. The film ends.Nobleza gaucha was director de la Peras debut in cinema. The film was made roughly with 20,000 in budget. The film earned about 1,000,000 upon its release, resulting in the highestgrossing Argentine film of its times. Using the money earned, de la Pera went on to make his second and last film in 1916, Hasta despus de la muerte Until After Death. The movie did poorly and caused de la Pera to retire. Since then, the movie has spanned a series of remakes, most notable of which is the 1937 remake, directed by Francisco Mugica. ........

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