Raúl Alfonsín

Acting

Biography

Raul Alfonsín (1927-2009) was Argentina's first democratically elected president, from 1983 to 1989, after the country's last military dictatorship. His government charged the heads of the military with crimes against humanity, which was a historical event worldwide. His presidency, however, was quickly eroded due to extreme political tensions with the opposition and the military, which was aggravated by a period of hyperinflation and a failed coup attempt that fastened his exit from government.

Born: March 12, 1927

Known For

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I Am President

Documentary based on original and personal interviews with Argentine presidents since the return of democracy in 1983 where they speak direct to camera and in the foreground, their mandate, their privacy and country.

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Raúl, la democracia desde adentro

Raúl Alfonsín is a central figure to understand Argentina over the last 55 years. This series sets a journey over key elements to know the man, the militant, the president and the myth.

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Viedma

In 1986, President Raúl Alfonsín attempted to move the Argentine capital to the small city of Viedma, in Río Negro. This film tells of the rise and fall of one of the biggest, most extravagant dreams in our history.

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The Lost Republic

This documentary follows the events of the recient history of Argentina, especially from 1930 to 1976.

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Democracy

1983: After more than seven years of terror, the Argentineans recover the democracy. The reconstruction of a climate of time and an event that marked a point of break not only in the policy but in the culture and the arts of Argentina

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Diciembre de 1988

Documentary about the last year of Raul Alfonsin's presidency, marked by extreme political tensions.

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This Is Not a Coup

The first Carapintada uprising in 1987 puts Raúl Alfonsín’s presidency in check. A meeting and a speech install an even more latent enigma.

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El país de nomeacuerdo

This is the story of an optimistic and amnesiac people who, at the slightest glimmer of light, are prone to forget the pain caused by repeating their mistakes at the polls or by knocking on the doors of the barracks, and rush into hopeful celebration: a dubious World Cup, a war with England, the coming of democracy, etc. And so, between pain and celebration, they await that promised future of abundance.

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Viedma hoy

Short documentary film directed by Gustavo Mosquera R. during Raúl Alfonsín's presidency (who also narrates the short). It illustrates the landscape of Viedma, during the planning of a later failed project that consisted of moving the capital of Argentina from Buenos Aires to this other city.