His Best Student

His Best Student (Spanish:Su mejor alumno) is a 1944 Argentine biographical film of the classical period directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, including the award for best film of the year.

His Best Student
Directed by	Lucas Demare
Written by	Homero Manzi, Ulises Petit de Murat
Based on	Vida de Dominguito by Domingo F. Sarmiento
Starring	Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña
Cinematography	Bob Roberts
Edited by	Carlos Rinaldi
Music by	Lucio Demare
Release date	22 May 1944 (1944-05-22) (Buenos Aires)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 39th position.^[1]

Synopsis

The film is an emotional enactment of the life of Domingo Sarmiento, the son of a former president of Argentina and the father of public education in the country, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Enrique Muiño). "Dominguito" volunteers to fight in the Paraguayan War, in which he dies.^[2] It is based on Vida de Dominguito ("Dominguito's life"), written by his father.^[3]

Cast

The cast included:^[3]

• Enrique Muiño (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento)
• Ángel Magaña (Dominguito)
• Orestes Caviglia
• Norma Castillo
• Guillermo Battaglia
• María Esther Buschiazzo
• Hugo Pimentel
• Alberto de Mendoza
• Judith Sulián
• Domingo Márquez
• Bernardo Perrone
• René Mugica
• Pedro Fiorito
• Horacio Priani
• Mario Lozano
• César Fiaschi
• Warly Ceriani
• Américo Sanjurjo
• Alberto Terrones
• Pablo Cumo
• Carlos Lagrotta
• Arsenio Perdiguero
• Carmen Giménez

Awards

The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave a number of awards for the film:^[4]

• Best Picture: Artistas Argentinos Asociados
• Best director: Lucas Demare
• Best original story Ulyses Petit de Murat and Homero Manzi
• Best Actor Enrique Muiño
• Best scenography Ralph Pappier
• Best cinematographer Bob Roberts
• Best sound Ramón Ator
• Best editing Carlos Rinaldi

At the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won Best Film,^[5] Best Director, Best Actor (Enrique Muiño), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ulises Petit de Murat, Homero Manzi) and Best Camera Operator (Humberto Peruzzi).