About

Known credits:
61
Birthday:
1901-09-03
Place of birth:
Bonn, Germany
Website:
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José Bohr

Overview

Born in Germany on November 3, 1901 under the name of Joseph Bohr Elzer, the young José Bohr arrived with his family to colonize southern Chile in 1904. It was in the city of Punta Arenas where he began his precocious cinematographic and musical career, composing songs including the hymn "Punta Arenas", playing the piano for silent films and making his first film works before he was in his twenties.

After emigrating to Santiago in 1921, he went to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, hired by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make a documentary. Later he settled in Buenos Aires, where he composed a good part of the 200 songs that swelled the popular songbook of the time, such as "Y tenía un lunar", "Cascabelito" and "Pero hay una melena", as well as advertising tangos for music houses. He performed for the first time in the United States in 1925, starring in the musical show Gaucho at the Paramount Theater in Broadway. In this country he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the big screen, enjoying bohemian life and success. Shortly thereafter, he starred in the first Spanish-language film produced in Hollywood, Sombras de gloria, for which he received a symbolic Oscar, since the category of best foreign film did not yet exist.

In Mexico, where he moved in 1932 and became friends with renowned artists such as Luis Buñuel, Cantinflas and Jorge Negrete, he became one of the pioneers of cinema, shooting more than thirty films. It was there when, in 1936, Claudio Arrau starred in and interpreted the music for his film, which was about the life of Liszt.

Upon his return to Chile in 1940, he served as general director of Chile Films and shot 16 films. He composed the music for all of them, as was usual in the sixty films he made during his lifetime. Some of his most famous films are Uno que ha sido marino, Si mis campos hablaran and El gran circo Chamorro.

In addition to being named Illustrious Son of the city of Punta Arenas in 1976, the Government decorated him with the Bernardo O'Higgins Order of Merit.

In the 1980s he settled in Denmark with his sons Daniel and Eduardo, also dedicated to film and music.

He died on May 29, 1994 in Oslo, Norway.

Known for

Acting
1966 Los buenos samaritanos Actor N/A
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1947 Si mis campos hablaran Actor 59
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1947 El último guapo Actor 59
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1940 Borrasca humana Actor 58
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1936 Marihuana El Monstruo Verde Actor 58
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1935 Luponini (El terror de Chicago) Actor Luponini 59
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1934 Gentleman Burglar Actor Jose Rolan 58
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1930 Rogue of the Rio Grande Actor El Malo N/A
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1930 Ex-Flame Actor Argentinean N/A
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1930 Thus is Life Actor N/A
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1929 Pacto con el Diablo (o el socio, Mr. Davis) Actor N/A
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1928 Las cuatro plumas Actor N/A
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1920 Mi noche alegre Actor N/A
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Directing
1970 Sonrisas de Chile Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Big Chamorro Circus Directing Director 59
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1951 One Who's Been a Sailor Directing Director 59
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1949 La cadena infinita Directing Director 59
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1948 The Hand of Death Directing Director N/A
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1948 Mis espuelas de plata Directing Director 59
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1948 Tonto Pillo Directing Director N/A
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1947 Si mis campos hablaran Directing Director 59
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1947 La Dama de las Camelias Directing Director 59
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1944 Flor del Carmen Directing Director N/A
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1942 P'al otro lado Directing Director N/A
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1940 Borrasca humana Directing Director 58
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1939 A Macabre Legacy Directing Director 58
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1939 Una luz en mi camino Directing Director 58
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1939 El látigo Directing Director 58
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1938 Canto a mi tierra Directing Director 59
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1938 Por mis pistolas Directing Director 58
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1936 Marihuana El Monstruo Verde Directing Director 58
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1936 Así es la mujer Directing Director 58
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1935 Luponini (El terror de Chicago) Directing Director 59
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1935 Sueño de amor Directing Director 59
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1934 Gentleman Burglar Directing Director 58
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1920 Mi noche alegre Directing Director N/A
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1919 Easily, or The Lottery Ticket Directing Director N/A
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1919 MAGALLANES FILM: ACTUALIDADES DE MAGALLANES Nº3 Directing Director N/A
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1919 MAGALLANES FILM: ACTUALIDADES DE MAGALLANES Nº1 Directing Director N/A
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1919 MAGALLANES FILM: MAGALLANES COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND LIVESTOCK FARMING Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1948 Mis espuelas de plata Writing Screenplay 59
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1939 A Macabre Legacy Writing Writer 58
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1935 Luponini (El terror de Chicago) Writing Writer 59
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1929 Pacto con el Diablo (o el socio, Mr. Davis) Writing Writer N/A
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1920 Mi noche alegre Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1955 The Big Chamorro Circus Production Producer 59
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1951 One Who's Been a Sailor Production Producer 59
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1948 The Hand of Death Production Producer N/A
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1948 Tonto Pillo Production Producer N/A
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1935 Luponini (El terror de Chicago) Production Producer 59
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1920 Mi noche alegre Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1970 Sonrisas de Chile Sound Music N/A
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1958 Procesado 1040 Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1951 One Who's Been a Sailor Sound Music 59
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1940 Borrasca humana Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1939 A Macabre Legacy Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1938 Canto a mi tierra Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 Luponini (El terror de Chicago) Sound Original Music Composer 59
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Editing
1940 Borrasca humana Editing Editor 58
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1939 A Macabre Legacy Editing Editor 58
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1938 Canto a mi tierra Editing Editor 59
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