 He directed some 40 films between 1935 and 1962, most notably "Prisioneros de la tierra" (1939) (often cited as one of the greatest in Argentine cinema), "El Curandero" (1955), "El hombre que debía una muerte" (1955) and "Rosaura a las 10" (1958).He directed and co-wrote with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid" La cabalgata del circo," where Eva Duarte played a supporting role.He died in Buenos Aires in 1977.