
Directing
José A. Ferreyra
Born — Died
1889-08-28 — 1943-01-29
Place of birth
Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for
Directing
Credits
41 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia José Agustín Ferreyra, credited as José A. Ferreyra and popularly known as "Negro Ferreyra" was an early Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was also sometimes credited as production designer. Ferreyra began simultaneously directing and screenwriting for film in 1915, and moved on to success directing films such as Palomas rubias in 1920. His films tended to focus on lower-class family drama, most notably Perdón, viejita (1927), and were filmed on a low budget and with little to no script as a guide. Ferreyra prevailes through the 1920s and 1930s as a distinguished filmmaker of the masses, but was displaced in the late 1930s and…
Known for
8.5The film revolves around a lower-class family: Doña Camila, the aging mother, and Elena and Carlos, her children. Carlos is, unbeknownst to her, a reformed thief. One day he meets Nora, a prostitute, in the park, and decides to bring her home after falling in love with her. Elena, who is being courted by a shady Don Juan, is given a ring as a gift, but Nora takes it away from her complaining that she knows men like Don Juan and the ring is probably stolen. This is evidenced when the police arrive in search for the ring, and Nora takes the fall for Elena.
Perdón, viejita
1927
A 1924 film.
Odio serrano
1924
No synopsis available yet.
Venganza gaucha
1917
A 1920 film.
Palomas rubias
1920
The confrontation of civic sophistication with uncontaminated humble rural life.
Campo ajuera
1919
A 1922 film.
Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño
1922
Film credits
Behind the camera
8.5The film revolves around a lower-class family: Doña Camila, the aging mother, and Elena and Carlos, her children. Carlos is, unbeknownst to her, a reformed thief. One day he meets Nora, a prostitute, in the park, and decides to bring her home after falling in love with her. Elena, who is being courted by a shady Don Juan, is given a ring as a gift, but Nora takes it away from her complaining that she knows men like Don Juan and the ring is probably stolen. This is evidenced when the police arrive in search for the ring, and Nora takes the fall for Elena.
Perdón, viejita
1927
A 1924 film.
Odio serrano
1924
A 1924 film.
Odio serrano
1924
No synopsis available yet.
Venganza gaucha
1917
No synopsis available yet.
Venganza gaucha
1917
A 1920 film.
Palomas rubias
1920
The confrontation of civic sophistication with uncontaminated humble rural life.
Campo ajuera
1919
The confrontation of civic sophistication with uncontaminated humble rural life.
Campo ajuera
1919
A 1922 film.
Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño
1922
A 1922 film.
Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño
1922
6.4A singer is kidnapped by a rancher and her boyfriend comes to rescue her.
Bewitching Kisses
1937
6.4A singer is kidnapped by a rancher and her boyfriend comes to rescue her.
Bewitching Kisses
1937
A love triangle between a woman, a rancher and a countryman.
The Gaucho's Song
1930
A love triangle between a woman, a rancher and a countryman.
The Gaucho's Song
1930
9.0A young woman protects and falls in love with a fugitive accused of murder.
Chimbela
1939
9.0A young woman protects and falls in love with a fugitive accused of murder.
Chimbela
1939
9.0A young woman protects and falls in love with a fugitive accused of murder.
Chimbela
1939
Inspired by the tango "De vuelta al pago", by the pianist Armando Chimenti.
De vuelta al pago
1919
Inspired by the tango "De vuelta al pago", by the pianist Armando Chimenti.
De vuelta al pago
1919
Attempt to be the first Argentine feature film with sound recorded on tape - until then the Vitaphone system was used - but the experiment did not work and the dialogues were not understood. For this reason, it was never released.
Gaucho Rapsody
1932
Attempt to be the first Argentine feature film with sound recorded on tape - until then the Vitaphone system was used - but the experiment did not work and the dialogues were not understood. For this reason, it was never released.
Gaucho Rapsody
1932
A 1923 film.
La maleva
1923
A 1923 film.
La maleva
1923
8.0A poor fellow is dominated by his wife who is unfaitful.
The Return to the Crash Pad
1926
8.0A poor fellow is dominated by his wife who is unfaitful.
The Return to the Crash Pad
1926
7.0The romance between a female singer and a tango composer.
El cantar de mi ciudad
1930
7.0The romance between a female singer and a tango composer.
El cantar de mi ciudad
1930
A 1925 currently lost film.
Mi último tango
1925
A 1925 currently lost film.
Mi último tango
1925
A 1921 film.
La gaucha
1921
A 1921 film.
La gaucha
1921
A 1921 film.
La gaucha
1921
9.0A young painter who frequents the poor neighborhoods looking for motifs for his works becomes the lover of a prostitute-singer.
La muchacha del arrabal
1922
9.0A young painter who frequents the poor neighborhoods looking for motifs for his works becomes the lover of a prostitute-singer.
La muchacha del arrabal
1922
10.0Film based on the sonnet by the same name, written by Evaristo Carriego.
La costurerita que dio aquel mal paso
1926
6.2A mother takes her husband away from her daughter; the first falls into misery and this is forced to marry a man who does not love.
La que no perdonó
1938
6.2A mother takes her husband away from her daughter; the first falls into misery and this is forced to marry a man who does not love.
La que no perdonó
1938
9.0Rich man's daughter throws over her nerdy boyfriend when she gets a taste of the real thing from one of her daddy's construction workers. Meanwhile, there's a crooked labor contractor posing as an agitator and trying to provoke a strike.
Puente Alsina
1935
9.0A 1923 film.
Corazón de criolla
1923
9.0A 1923 film.
Corazón de criolla
1923

