Born in Buenos Aires, Hugo del Carril entered the film industry in a
roundabout way--he was originally a popular personality on Argentine
radio, and parlayed that into a film career that began in 1936. He was
an immediate hit, and developed into one of Argentina's major film
stars. He turned to directing in 1949, and in 1952 directed what is
generally considered a classic of Argentine film, Die Wasser fliessen trüb (1952) ("River of
Blood"). Although his subsequent films never matched the quality of
that and many of his previous ones, he still remained a major Argentine
star.
