Manuel Antín was born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962 with his first film: "La cifra impar" (Odd Number), based on a story by Julio Cortázar, (Cartas de mamá). The film" The Venerable Ones" earned him a Golden Palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival, and his "Circe" (1964), a Golden Bear nomination at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Perhaps his best-known film, the bucolic "Don Segundo Sombra" (1969), earned him a second Golden Palm nomination at Cannes.