Manuel Romero

Died in 1954

Manuel Romero was born on 21 September 1891 in Buenos Aires, to Andalusian parents. As a teenager he wrote for Fray Mocho, Crítica and Última Hora, then became a pioneer of the revue: nearly one hundred and eighty plays and about one hundred and fifty tango texts, according to Todotango. Having joined Lumiton, he directed his first film in 1935 and made more than fifty, often urban stories mixed with tangos. He died in Buenos Aires on 3 October 1954.

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CinemaLos muchachos de antes no usaban gominaManuel Romero · 1937Cinema