Héctor Carmelo González Ferrantino (July 15, 1927 – August 21, 1998), known by the stage name Luis Dávila, was an Argentine actor. He appeared in over 90 film and television productions between 1952 and 1990.Jorge Nielsen: La magia de la televisión argentina 1951-1960, pág. 166 Buenos Aires 2004. Ediciones del Jilguero
Life and career Born in Buenos Aires, Dávila made his film debut in 1952. At the height of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, he played a romantic lead opposite the likes of Silvia Legrand, Mirtha Legrand, Irma Roy, Lolita Torres, Silvia Montanari, and Lilián del Río.
In the 1960s, Dávila moved to Spain. He appeared in many international co-productions and participated in many of the European genre film trends of the decade, including science-fiction (Mission Stardust), swashbucklers (Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman, Long Live Robin Hood), Eurospy (Espionage in Tangier), Spaghetti Westerns (Death on High Mountain), and giallo (A Quiet Place to Kill).
In the 1980s, he returned to Argentina, appearing in many telenovelas. His career slowed in the following decade following a hip injury he sustained.
Death Dávila died of a heart attack on August 28, 1998, in Buenos Aires. He was buried at La Chacarita Cemetery.
Selected filmography
Vigilantes y ladrones (1952) El baldío (1952) Maria Madalena (1954) Sinfonía de juventud (1955) Lo que le pasó a Reynoso (1955) Canario rojo (1955) Requiebro (1955) Vida nocturna (1955) Mi marido y mi novio (1955) Novia para dos (1956) Operación Antartida (1957) La hermosa mentira (1958) Amor se dice cantando (1959) Campo arado (1959) Vacanze in Argentina (1960) Héroes de hoy (1960) Carnival of Crime (1962) - Ray Donato Bahía de Palma (1962) Los que verán a Dios (1963) The Twin Girls (1963) - Doctor The Blackmailers (1963) - Don Andrés, el sacerdote El sol en el espejo (1963) - Carlos La gran coartada (1963) - Jorge El escándalo (1964) Como dos gotas de agua (1964) - Ricardo Arriaga Donde tú estés (1964) - Rodolfo Una madeja de lana azul celeste (1964) Prohibido soñar (1964) Relevo para un pistolero (1964) - Edwin Jackson Flor salvaje (1965) - Eduardo Faites vos jeux, mesdames (1965) - Boris Gourdine Espionage in Tangier (1965) - Marc Mato (Mike Murphy) Agent S 077 Man from Canyon City (1965) - Red El Rayo Doc, Hands of Steel (1965) - Slade Carroll María Rosa (1965) - Salvador Tumba para un forajido (1965) - Frank La otra orilla (1965) Zampo y yo (1966) - Carlos Dynamite Jim (1966) - Dynamite Jim Farrell Ypotron - Final Countdown (1966) - Lemmy Logan The Viscount (1967) - Steve Heller Mission Stardust (1967) - Capt. Mike Bull L'uomo del colpo perfetto (1967) - Gustav Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward (1968) - Mulligan Rebus (1968) - Il Baro Suicide Commandos (1968) - Sam Death on High Mountain (1969) - Francis Parker / Mark Harrison Las amigas (1969) - Pablo Simón Bolívar (1969) - Carlos Peñaranda Eagles Over London (1969) - Jacques Las nenas del mini-mini (1969) - Doctor Johnny Ratón (1969) - Hermano Pablo A Quiet Place to Kill (1970) - Albert Duchamps Verano 70 (1970) - Mario Matalo! (1970) - Phil The Tigers of Mompracem (1970) - Lord Brooke Long Live Robin Hood (1971) - Sir Robert Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (1971) - Stephen Cunningham Si estás muerto, ¿por qué bailas? (1971) - Robert The House of the Doves (1972) - Enrique Coartada en disco rojo (1972) - Dr. Michele Azzini Las colocadas (1972) - Luis Los novios de mi mujer (1972) - Luis Otero Basuras humanas (1972) - Antonio Pancho Villa (1972) - McDermott Las tres perfectas casadas (1973) - Javier Guzmán La redada (1973) - Redactor jefe La venganza de la momia (1975) - Inspector Taylor Hormiga negra (1979) Cuatro pícaros bomberos (1979) Juventud sin barreras (1979)
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