Lauracha

Lauracha is a 1946 Argentine melodrama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Arturo García Buhr, Ernesto Arancibia, Antonio Ber Ciani and Enrique Cahen Salaberry, and starring Amelia Bence and García Buhr.^[1] The film was adapted for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall,^[1] based on the Uruguayan novel of the same name by Otto Miguel Cione,^[2] which was originally published in 1906.^[3]

Lauracha
Film poster
Directed by	Arturo García Buhr, Ernesto Arancibia, and Enrique Cahen Salaberry
Written by	Hugo Mac Dougall
Starring	Amelia Bence and Arturo García Buhr
Cinematography	Pablo Tabernero
Edited by	Kurt Land, Gerardo Rinaldi
Music by	Isidro B. Maiztegui
Production company	Pampa Film
Release date	11 October 1946 (1946-10-11)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Amelia Bence
• Arturo García Buhr
• Nelo Cosimi
• Pilar Gómez
• Ilde Pirovano
• María Santos
• Malisa Zini

Production

Problems arose during the production of the film at the Pampa Film studio which resulted in three main directors working on the film: Ernesto Arancibia, Enrique Cahen Salaberry and Arturo Garacía Buhry.^[4] The exteriors were filmed more than a year earlier by Arancibia and Cahen Salaberry, and the film was finished by Garcia Buhr, working with director Antonio Ber Ciani.^[5] It was adapted from the 1906 novel by Uruguyan author Otto Miguel Cione for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall. Cinematographer Pablo Tabernero was brought in to shoot the picture and it was edited by Kurt Land and Gerardo Rinaldi. Isidro Maiztegui composed the score to Lauracha, and art direction was by Saulo Benavente.^[1]

Release and reception

The film premiered on 11 October 1946.^[1] Noticias Gráficas noted the performances of Amelia Bence and Arturo García Buhr, while El Heraldo del Cinematografista opined that the film was an improvement on the book, while retaining a sense of style and the antiquated climate of the early 20th century period.^[6]