John Robinson (merchant)
John Robinson was an English merchant, partner of James Hodgson in the textile company" Hodgson& Robinson".
His company operated in Montevideo and Buenos Aires from 1838- 1842, and in Brazil in 1838.
Divorce in Montevideo
Divorce in Montevideo is a Argentine comedy film directed by Manuel Romero.
The tango film premiered in Buenos Aires and starred Enrique Serrano.
Sebastián Píriz
Sebastián Gerardo Píriz Ribas( born March 4, 1990 in Montevideo), is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central midfielder for River Plate in Montevideo.
Nicolás Furtado
Nicolás Furtado( born 6 February 1988 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan actor, active in Argentina.
Born and raised in La Teja, Furtado started his acting career in Montevideo and then found acting opportunities in Buenos Aires that brought him to widespread fame.
He won the Tato Award due to his versatility.
Manuel Romero
Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, dramatist and score composer, and one of the influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era.
He directed and wrote over films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several.
He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success.
When he was a teenager, he began his journalist job in the Magacine Fray Mochoy, and in the newspapers Crítica y Última Hora.
His first play, "Teatro breve" is from 1919 with the collaboration of Ivo Pelay.
He wrote 180 more.
In 1922 the most famous, "El bailarín del cabaret", was staged with the César Ratti's company, where Corsini triunfó (had a success) with "Patotero sentimental".
In 1923 he travelled to Europe with Luis Bayón Herrera.
In Paris, where he acted on several plays, he met Carlos Gardel and the idea of filmmaking was born.
He wrote the plot and songs for "Luces de Buenos Aires", directed by the Chilean Adelqui Millar.
It starred Gloria Guzmán, Sofía Bozán, Pedro Quartucci and the Julio De Caro musical group.
He returned to Buenos Aires, where he introduced the new ideas taken from music hall and varieties shows.
He started to work at the Lumitón cinema company, with Enrique Telémaco Susini .
With that film company, released in February 1935, "Noches de Buenos Aires", written and directed by Romero, his cinema career began.
The film starred Tita Merello, Irma Córdoba, Enrique Serrano and Fernando Ochoa.
He filmed very quickly, he only wanted to finish and achieve a good result.
His films were rejected by critics and intellectuals as a result, but ordinary people liked his style because they knew him from radio of variety shows.
He directed films such as Adiós pampa mía in 1946.
Albert S. Rogell
Albert S. Rogell( August 21, 1901 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- April 7, 1988 Los Angeles, California) was an American film director.
Rogell directed more than a hundred movies between 1921 and 1958.
He was the brother of producer Sid Rogell.
Juan José Quesada
Juan José Quesada( 1790 in Corrientes, Argentina – April 1832 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a colonel of Argentina.
He joined the regiment of dragoons, took part in the siege of Montevideo, and operated in the Upper Peru under the command of José Rondeau and Martín Miguel de Güemes.
He fought with San Martín in the campaigns in Chile and Peru, and fought in the war against Brazil.
He died in Montevideo on April 13, 1832.
The Western Whirlwind
The Western Whirlwind is a 1927 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Harrison Jacobs.
The film stars Jack Hoxie, Margaret Quimby, Claude Payton, Billy Engle, Edith Murgatroyd and Jack Pratt.
The film was released on February 20, 1927, by Universal Pictures.
Claudio Williman
Claudio Wílliman Gonzalez( born 10 October 1861 in Montevideo – † 9 February 1934 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Juan Capagorry
Juan Capagorry( 1934–1997) was a Uruguayan columnist, illustrator, writer and poet.
He was born in 1934 in Montevideo and died on June 12, 1997.
He was also a storyteller, and his voice was recorded on various phonograms.

Question: Are the directors of films The Western Whirlwind and Divorce in Montevideo both from the same country?
Answer: no