Piantadino

Piantadino is a 1950 Argentine Spanish language comedy film directed by Francisco Múgica.[2][3][4] The film is based on the cartoon character of the same name created by Adolfo Mazzone.[5]

Piantadino
Directed by	Francisco Múgica
Written by	Carlos A. Petit,[1] Rodolfo Sciammarella
Starring	Pepe Iglesias, Norma Giménez and Juan José Porta
Music by	Juan Ehlert
Release date	1950 (1950)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Comic strip character

Piantadino was a classic comic strip character created by one of Argentina's most notable comics artists and humorists, Adolfo Mazzone.[5] Piantadino was Mazzone's best known character.[6] The name Piantadino is a diminutive of "Piantado", which means mentally disturbed person, half-mad or, a person who escapes, whether that be physically or just from a situation.[7]

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.[7] The character subsequently appeared in Guillermo Divito's magazine Rico Tipo.[6] Piantadino was adapted for cinema in 1950.[8] In the 1970s and 1980s, the comic strip was re-published as a comic magazine.[9]

Film production

Piantadino was made into a film by Emelco-Cinematográfica Interamericana. The script was written by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciamarella, and the film was directed by Francisco Mugica.[10][11] It was filmed in black-and-white.[12] The elusive convict was played by Pepe Iglesias, known for his title role in El Zorro pierde el pelo.[10] Other stars were Norma Giménez, Juan José Porta[13] and Rodolfo Onetto.[11] Carlos Fioriti played Afanancio and Rafael Diserio played Batilio. The film premiered at the Ocean cinema on March 24, 1950.[10]

Film plot

While working for an insurance company, the title character, Piantadino, a shy man, is selected by sly characters to insure some things that they will later make disappear. Though Piantadino lacks courage, he nonetheless uncovers the fraudulent activity, making a positive impression on his fiancée's father.[12]

Cast

• Pepe Iglesias as Piantadino
• Norma Giménez
• Juan José Porta
• Carlos Fioriti
• Rodolfo Onetto
• Arturo Arcari
• Gregorio Barrios
• Max Citelli
• Rafael Diserio
• Cirilo Etulain
• José Maurer
• Enrique Vico Carré

References

1. Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Cultura (1 January 1950). Guía quincenal de la actividad intelectual y artística argentina. Comision Nacional de Cultura. p. 66. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
2. Historia general del arte en la Argentina. Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. 1982. p. 66. ISBN 978-950-612-000-9. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
3. España, Claudio; Fabbro, Gabriela (1994). Cine argentino en democracia, 1983-1993. Fondo Nacional de las Artes. p. 56. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
4. Tiempo de cine. Cine Club Núcleo. 1962. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
5. "Adolfo Mazzone". lambiek.net. December 12, 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
6. "Mas Personajes de la Historieta Argentinua". todohistorietas.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2011.
7. Alposta, Luis (1 January 2005). Mosaicos porteños (in Spanish). Editorial Dunken. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-987-21691-3-8. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
8. Barillet, Julie (2008). L'enfant au cinéma. Artois Presses Université. p. 57. ISBN 978-2-84832-078-6. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
9. "Revista Comic Piantadino". depaginas.com.ar. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
10. Roberto Selles (April 6, 2002). "ADOLFO MAZZONE". Academia Portena del Lunefardo. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
11. Piantadino; Theiapolis: Cinema Titles
12. "Catalogo de Peliculas Argentinas". cinemagroup.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2011.
13. Barahona, Fernando Alonso (2003). Perón, o, El espíritu del pueblo. Criterio Libros. p. 202. ISBN 978-84-95437-13-6. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

External links

• Piantadino on IMDb