About Ernesto Vilches
Lived 1879 – 1954 (aged 75). Ernesto Vilches was a Spanish and Argentine actor, film actor, film director and director.
Ernesto Vilches (February 6, 1879 in Tarragona – December 8, 1954 in Barcelona) was a Spanish film actor, director and screenwriter, known for his roles in Latin films, mainly in Argentina and Mexico. He first came to the attention of cinema goers in Spain with his role in José de Togores's 1917 silent film El golfo, which he also wrote the screenplay for. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film Juvenilia.
Selected filmography Seven Women (1944) The House is Empty (1945) Lola Casanova (1949) Dawn of America (1951) Under the Sky of Spain (1953) Marta (1955)
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Who was Ernesto Vilches?
Spanish actor (1879–1954)
When was Ernesto Vilches born?
Ernesto Vilches was born on 6 February 1879 in Tarragona.
When did Ernesto Vilches die?
Ernesto Vilches died on 8 December 1954 in Barcelona.
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Ernesto Vilches was an actor, film actor, film director and director.
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Ernesto Vilches was Spanish and Argentine.
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