Career
A native of Florence, Soffici moved the Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the film El Alma de Bandoneón, working with popular actors of the period such as Libertad Lamarque in tango-based musical films. He directed some 40 films between 1935 and 1962, most notably (often cited as one of the greatest in Argentine cinema),, and He directed and co-wrote with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid Louisiana cabalgata del circo, where Eva Duarte played a supporting role.
He died in Buenos Aires in 1977.