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Hugo Arana

Hugo Arana

Actor · Died October 11, 2020, aged 77 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hugo Arana (July 23, 1943 - October 11, 2020 Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentinian film, television and theatre actor. Arana grew up in Monte Grande and moved with his family to Lomas de Zamora and then Lanus. He studied acting with Marcello Lavalle and Augusto Fernandez. In his first years as an actor, he was part of a theatre group called "Errare Humanum Est" and he acted in films such as El Santo de la Espada (1970) and La tregua (1974). In the 1980s, he became popular for his part in an advertisement for Crespi wine, and then for his part in the TV Sitcom Matrimonios y algo más (directed by Hugo Moser), in which he played two characters who were highly acclaimed by the public: the "Groncho" (in the comedy sketch "El Groncho y La Dama" (The Shabby Man and the Lady)) and Huguito Araña (a stereotypically femenine gay man). He has worked on the Telefé TV series Los exitosos Pells, where he played the director of the fictitious channel "Mega News", Franco Andrada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugo Arana, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 23, 1943
Died
October 11, 2020 (aged 77)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on Motif · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Hugo Arana's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
27%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Ideas
10%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
5
Romantic
2
Tense
3
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hugo Arana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugo Arana's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • Historias de papel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Boomerang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Aurelio

  • The Funeral Home(2020)

    as Salvador

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Almost Happy(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Padre

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Dedalo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Domingo

  • Tu parte del trato (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Juan Carlos Gianola

  • Comedia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Otros pecados (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Saúl

  • Todavía (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Yanka y el espíritu del volcán(2018)

    as Abuelo

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sinuous Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eduardo Siero

  • Super Crazy(2018)

    as Fernando Salaberry

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Te esperaré (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Leiva

  • Delicia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Amado

  • Soldado Argentino solo conocido por Dios(2016)

    as Antonio

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Angelita, la doctora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • La Leona (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 18 episodes · as Pedro Salvador Leone

  • Pistas para volver a casa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Antonio

  • Death in Buenos Aires(2014)

    as Sanfilippo

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Los Vecinos en Guerra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramón

  • Daños Colaterales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Para vestir santos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 36 episodes · as Horacio

  • Los exitosos Pells (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 160 episodes · as Franco Andrada

  • Don't Look Down(2008)

    as Padre de Eloy

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Chile Can Do It (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Octavio

  • Reparaciones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Gabriel

  • El Capo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 28 episodes · as Don Chichio Mastrogiuseppe

  • Hechizada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Killer Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dangerous Obsession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Cautiva (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Juez Barrenechea

  • Your Eyes Blazed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Seawards Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Rodriguez

  • Resistiré (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 220 episodes · as Ricardo Moreno

  • My mother-in-law is a zombie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Tiempo final (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Caminata espacial (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Good Neighbors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 323 episodes · Actor

  • El inquietante caso de José Blum (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as José Blum

  • Dibu 2: La venganza de Nasty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lencinas

  • Quereme así (Piantao) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ástor

  • Noche de ronda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • El verso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pedro

  • The Dark Side of the Heart(1992)

    Actor

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tato de América (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Place in the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Zamora

  • Las puertitas del Sr. López (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Matrimonios y Algo Más (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Made in Argentina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Cacho

  • Chorros (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Traverso

  • Atrapada por el vicio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Padre de Andrea

  • The Official Story(1985)

    as Enrique Ibáñez

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • To Return (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Angel Ragucci

  • Buenos Aires, la tercera fundación (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Voz

  • Este loco amor loco (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • No apto para menores (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • El soltero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The days that you gave me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Truce (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Martínez

  • La madre María (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Dale nomás (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • La balada del regreso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • La vuelta de Martín Fierro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Los golpes bajos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Alta comedia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Knight of the Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Chronicle of a Boy Alone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles from 1965 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Super Crazy (2018)

$2.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Official Story (1985)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Don't Look Down (2008)

Film career

19652024

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1965Screen debut· Chronicle of a Boy Alone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 68: 68 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score46th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
6505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hugo Arana's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Yanka y el espíritu del volcán (2018)

87th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Official Story (1985)

Motif 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hugo Arana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugo Arana's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eliseo Subiela shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors