page_title: Diez segundos
section_title: Plot
hierarchical_section_title: Diez segundos / Plot
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph taken on the set of the Argentine movie Diez Segundos (1949). Boxing venue pictured. From left to right: Rodolfo Onetto, Ricardo Duggan and Oscar Villa.
context_page_description: Diez segundos is a 1949 Argentine film directed by Alejandro Wehner, produced by Emelco studios. The film is a boxing drama starring Ricardo Duggan, María Esther Buschiazzo, Patricia Castell, Carlos D'Agostino, Delfy de Ortega, María Rosa Gallo, Oscar Valicelli and Oscar Villa. It premiered on November 23, 1949 in Buenos Aires. The film was distributed by Interamericana. Castell and Rosa Gallo would later star alongside each other in several films and television series over several decades including Perla Negra and Zíngara.
context_section_description: The film is loosely based on Horacio Estol's 1946 Vida y combates de Luis Angel Firpo, a biography of the Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo who came close to beating Jack Dempsey in 1923.
  In the film, a humble lad starts to learn to box to defend himself, then goes on to become a professional boxer. He is trained heavily by Oscar Villa. Duggan's love interest in the film is played by Patrica Castell.
caption: Boxing school in the film
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