Florencio Parravicini

Florencio Parravicini (24 August 1876 – 25 March 1941) was an Argentine actor who primarily worked during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on both stage and in films. From an aristocratic family, he was a relative of the artist Benjamín Solari Parravicini (1898-1974). He began his career singing música criolla, a Latino folk genre of music that exists in many countries throughout Latin America. He appeared in more than three hundred theatrical works and films, becoming one of the leading figures of Argentine entertainment. Facing cancer, Parravicini committed suicide in 1941.

Biography Florencio Bartolomé Parravicini Romero Cazón was born on 24 August 1876 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father, Col. Reinaldo Parravicini, was the director of the penitentiary and his grandfather had been an Italian marquis who owned a large landed estate. At fourteen, he was destined for the priesthood, but abandoned the vocation for a life that was branded eccentric, genius, mad, and "a most remarkable creation". For many it was difficult to tell where his acting diverged from his real life.

In his youth, he was said to have hunted wolves in Patagonia and was known for remarkable aim and skill with firearms. At the age of 20, he inherited a fortune from his parents and squandered it in Paris on parties and in casinos, By 1908, Parravicini had his own acting troupe and was performing throughout Argentina. Olinda Bozán, Paulina Singerman and others.

In 1910, he took up flying, earned his pilot's licence and the designation civil brevet No. 2 of Argentina. had had numerous artists write plays specifically for him and had become a fixture of Argentine theater.

After having been diagnosed with cancer, Parravicini committed suicide on 15 March 1941.

Filmography

As a writer Hasta después de muerta (1916) Melgarejo (1937) Luisito (1943)

As an actor Hasta después de muerta (1916) Gervasio Ponce, el Mocho Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina (1936) Melgarejo (1937) Three Argentines in Paris (1938) Noches de Carnaval (1938) El diablo con faldas (1938) La vida es un tango (1939) Margarita, Armando y su padre (1939) Carnaval de antaño (1940)