Biography
Raúl Soldi (27 March 1905 – 21 April 1994) was an Argentine painter and production designer whose work treated various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, the theater and the circus, and nature. His theatrical figures are renowned for their melancholy appearance. He also illustrated poetry books. Raúl Soldi was born into an artistic family in Buenos Aires in 1905, his father was a cellist and his eldest sister studied piano and song. He began his studies at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina then travelled to Europe in 1921. He stayed in Germany until 1923 then moved to Italy to continue his studies, enrolling in the Real Academy of Brera (Milan) where he remained until 1932. Whilst in Italy, he became involved with groups of vanguard artists. He also did a lot of films as a production designer and scenographer both in Argentina and USA.
In 1932, he returned to Argentina and continued to produce oils, watercolors, inks, drawings, lithographies and monocopies.
In 1933, he began to work as cinematographic theatrical designer for national films and continued this work for fifteen years.
In 1941, he was granted a scholarship by the National Commission of Culture and travelled to Hollywood in the United States.
In 1953, he began work upon the murals of the Church of Santa Ana, Glew, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina – a project that took 23 summers to complete.
In 1966, he redecorated the Cupola of the Colón Theater of Buenos Aires with several dancers and musicians from old times without receiving any pay of this big project.
In 1968, he travelled to Israel, to paint a fresco in the Basilica of the Anuncición, in Nazareth, a mural inspired by the miracle of the Virgin of Luján.
In 1971, he created a mosaic of the Church of San Isidro Labrador.
In 1973, his work Santa Ana and the Virgin is included in the Gallery of Sacred Art at the Vatican.
In 1979, his mural Santa Fiorentina is incorporated in the Cathedral of the city of Campana, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 1989, he created the mosaic Camerata Bariloche, for the Museum of the Park of Portofino, Italy.
Filmography
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La doctora quiere tangos (1949)
Story of a Bad Woman (1948)
Mirad los lirios del campo (1947)
Albéniz (1947)
A Sangre Fría (1947)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1947)
Celos (1946)
El tercer huésped (1946)
Mosquita muerta (1946)
La honra de los hombres (1946)
Cinco besos (1946)
Llegó la niña Ramona (1945)
Camino del infierno (1945)
El muerto falta a la cita (1944)
Nuestra Natacha (1944)
Dark Valley (1943)
Los ojos más lindos del mundo (1943)
La juventud manda (1943)
Luisito (1943)
Su hermana menor (1943)
Son cartas de amor (1943)
Cándida, la mujer del año (1943)
Un nuevo amanecer (1942)
Claro de luna (1942)
Incertidumbre (1942)
An Angel Came Down from Heaven (1942)
Fantasmas en Buenos Aires (1942)
Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda (1942)
La mentirosa (1942)
Vacaciones en el otro mundo (1942)
Cada hogar, un mundo (1942)
The Third Kiss (1942)
El profesor Cero (1942)
I Knew That Woman (1942)
Boina blanca (1941)
Napoleón (1941)
Una vez en la vida (1941)
Orquesta de señoritas (1941)
La casa de los cuervos (1941)
Story of a Single Night (1941)
La canción de los barrios (1941)
Hogar, dulce hogar (1941)
Flecha de Oro (1940)
Hay que educar a Niní (1940)
Con el dedo en el gatillo (1940)
Fragata Sarmiento (1940)
Dama de compañía (1940)
La casa del recuerdo (1940)
El haragán de la familia (1940)
Confesión (1940)
Huella (1940)
Nosotros los muchachos (1940)
...Y mañana serán hombres (1939)
Caminito de Gloria (1939)
Una mujer de la calle (1939)
El loco serenata (1939)
Alas de mi Patria (1939)
Doce mujeres (1939)
Puerta cerrada (1939)
El matrero (1939)
Senderos de fe (1938)
Kilómetro 111 (1938)
El último encuentro (1938)
El diablo con faldas (1938)
Villa Discordia (1938)
Madreselva (1938)
Melodías porteñas (1937)
North Wind (1937)
La casa de Quirós (1937)
El pobre Pérez (1937)
¡Segundos afuera! (1937)
Cadetes de San Martín (1937)
¡Goal! (1936)
Amalia (1936)
Loco lindo (1936)
Crimen a las 3 (1935)
Escala en la ciudad (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1905-03-27
Deathday1994-04-21 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceBuenos Aires, Argentina
CitizenshipsArgentina
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