Thirst (1960 film)

Thirst (Spanish: La sed) aka Hijo de Hombre, aka Choferes del Chaco is a 1960 Argentine-Spanish war film directed by Lucas Demare.^[1] 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.

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

Cast

• Vicente Ariño
• Susy Castell
• Lucas Demare
• Carlos Dorrego
• Carlos Estrada
• Dora Ferreiro
• Francisco Rabal
• Manuel Rosón
• José María Salort
• Sergio Vandes
• Jorge Villalba
• Olga Zubarry

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,^[2] while Olga Zubarry received the Award for Best Spanish-Speaking Actress.^[3]