Carlos Hugo Christensen

Carlos Hugo Christensen (15 December 1914 in Santiago del Estero – 30 November 1999 in Rio de Janeiro) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, an iconic figure of the classical era of Argentine cinema.

Christensen directed fifty-four feature films some of which are considered masterpieces of what is known as the Argentine golden era of cinema.

Si Muero antes de despertar (If I Should Die Before I Wake)[1] and No abras nunca esa puerta (Never Open That Door), were part of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2016.

[2] In both films, known for their exquisite cinematography, Christensen was assisted by the renowned director of photography Pablo Tabernero.

[3] In the mid-1950s he relocated to Brazil where he established his own film studio, Carlos Hugo Christensen Produções Cinematográficas.