The Priest Lorenzo

The Priest Lorenzo (1954)

El cura Lorenzo

A heart-warming and entertaining chronicle of Salesian priest Lorenzo Massa. His work in the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires in the early 1900s led to the founding of San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the best soccer clubs in Argentina. (Pope Francis, who grew up in this neighborhood in the 1940s, is a fan). Father Massa (Ángel Magaña), an athletic young priest, is sent to serve a working class community, where he initially faces indifference and hostility. Following the conventions of the Hollywood biopic, the film describes the characters and their plights with affection, and a dash of drama, as they are changed by the example of the priest.

Date of release
1954-01-01
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Director
Augusto César Vatteone

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Interesting facts

El Cura Lorenzo is a 1954 Argentine biographical film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, about the life of the Argentine Catholic priest Lorenzo Massa who lived from 1882 to 1949.

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