Piantadino

Piantadino is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Mgica. The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone.

First appearing in the newspaper El Mundo in 1941, Piantadino, the daily comic strip, followed the adventures of a convict who behaved in jail as if he were on a pension. With the characters Afanancio and Barili, the three formed a sympathetic trio of scoundrels. The character subsequently appeared in Guillermo Divitos magazine Rico Tipo. Piantadino was adapted for cinema in 1950. In the 1970s and 1980s, the comic strip was republished as a comic magazine.Piantadino was made into a film by EmelcoCinematogrfica Interamericana. The script was written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciamarella, and the film was directed by Francisco Mugica. It was filmed in blackandwhite. The elusive convict was played by Pepe Iglesias, known for his title role in El Zorro pierde el pelo. Other stars were Norma Gimnez, Juan Jos Porta and Rodolfo Onetto. Carlos Fioriti played Afanancio and Rafael Diserio played Batilio. The film premiered at the Ocean cinema on March 24, 1950. ........

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