Hijo de hombre (1961)

Interesting facts

Thirst aka Hijo de Hombre, aka Choferes del Chaco is a 1960 Argentine-Spanish war film directed by Lucas Demare. It is set during the Chaco War (1932–1935) between Bolivia and Paraguay, sometimes known as the "War of the Thirst". The script is based on a chapter of Augusto Roa Bastos novel Hijo de Hombre. It was made as a co-production between Argentina Sono Film and the Spanish company Suevia Films.

Production

The entire film was shot in Termas de Río Hondo, in the province of Santiago del Estero, in an area of northern Argentina where there was a spa where the actors recovered from the rigors of the shooting, which took place in very hot weather.

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