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Rafael Frontaura(1896-1966)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Rafael Frontaura was born on 7 February 1896 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor and writer, known for El hombre de acero (1917), La última trasnochada (1925) and The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (1951). He was married to María Cristina Yañez Gumucio. He died on 15 August 1966 in Santiago, Chile.
BornFebruary 7, 1896
DiedAugust 15, 1966(70)
BornFebruary 7, 1896
DiedAugust 15, 1966(70)
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Known for

Pedro Sienna in El hombre de acero (1917)
El hombre de acero
  • Actor
  • 1917
La última trasnochada (1925)
La última trasnochada
  • Actor(as Rafael Fontaura)
  • 1925
The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (1951)
The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast
6.5
  • Actor(as Rafael Frontura)
  • 1951
Amelia Bence and Libertad Lamarque in En el viejo Buenos Aires (1942)
En el viejo Buenos Aires
6.2
  • Actor
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor

  • Deja que los perros ladren (1961)
    Deja que los perros ladren
    5.0
    • 1961
  • Reportaje en el infierno (1959)
    Reportaje en el infierno
    • 1959
  • El gran circo Chamorro (1955)
    El gran circo Chamorro
    7.0
    • (as Rafael Fontaura)
    • 1955
  • Cuando un pobre se divierte
    • 1951
  • Armando Bo and Elina Colomer in Mi divina pobreza (1951)
    Mi divina pobreza
    • 1951
  • The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (1951)
    The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast
    6.5
    • (as Rafael Frontura)
    • 1951
  • Toscanito y los detectives (1950)
    Toscanito y los detectives
    7.7
    • 1950
  • Carlos A. Dusso and Tito Gómez in Ángeles de uniforme (1949)
    Ángeles de uniforme
    • 1949
  • Fascinación (1949)
    Fascinación
    7.8
    • 1949
  • La gran tentación (1948)
    La gran tentación
    • 1948
  • Rodríguez, supernumerario (1948)
    Rodríguez, supernumerario
    7.3
    • 1948
  • El diamante del Maharajá (1946)
    El diamante del Maharajá
    4.7
    • 1946
  • Delia Garcés in Rosa de América (1946)
    Rosa de América
    6.6
    • 1946
  • Memorias de un chofer de taxi (1946)
    Memorias de un chofer de taxi
    • 1946
  • Alberto Bello, Pedro López Lagar, Mecha Ortiz, and Alita Román in Camino del infierno (1946)
    Camino del infierno
    7.6
    • (Silvina's husband)
    • 1946

Writer

  • La última trasnochada (1925)
    La última trasnochada
    • Writer (as Rafael Fontaura)
    • 1925
  • Pedro Sienna in El hombre de acero (1917)
    El hombre de acero
    • Writer
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rafael Fontaura
  • Born
    • February 7, 1896
    • Valparaiso, Chile
  • Died
    • August 15, 1966
    • Santiago, Chile(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      María Cristina Yañez GumucioDecember 31, 1955 - August 15, 1966 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Son of José Manuel Frontaura Arana and Filomena de la Fuente Dueñas.

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