Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short El muro. His mother was an Argentinian citizen of Swedish descent. His uncle was cinematographer Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
  • Popularity: 0.82
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1924-05-05
  • Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Leopoldo Torres Nilsson, Leo Towers, Babsy
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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Movies

  • 1954
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    La Tigra

    La Tigra

    7 1954 HD

    The film narrates the encounter between "La Tigra", a woman known by that nickname in the cafes of the port area for her character and her sharp...

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  • 2024
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    Mi padre y yo

    Mi padre y yo

    1 2024 HD

    Documentary about the life of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, one of Argentina's most influential directors. Narrated by his son and director of the film,...

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  • 1971
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    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    1 1971 HD

    The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.

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  • 2018
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    Regreso a Coronel Vallejos

    Regreso a Coronel Vallejos

    5 2018 HD

    A bitter postcard of the town of the Buenos Aires countryside that Argentinean writer Manuel Puig (1932-90) portrayed with singular mastery, based on...

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  • 1949
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    El nieto de Congreve

    El nieto de Congreve

    1 1949 HD

    The relationship between a suffered gauchito and a foal.

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  • 1949
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    El nieto de Congreve

    El nieto de Congreve

    1 1949 HD

    The relationship between a suffered gauchito and a foal.

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  • 1942
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    Orca

    Orca

    1 1942 HD

    A gaucho flees from justice for murdering a man with whom his girlfriend was betraying him. He settles in a place where he falls in love with a...

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  • 1969
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    The Dependent

    The Dependent

    7.1 1969 HD

    Fernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware store. But all that changes, when he meets the girl...

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  • 1974
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    Painted Lips

    Painted Lips

    6.2 1974 HD

    The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

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  • 1942
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    El comisario de Tranco Largo

    El comisario de Tranco Largo

    1 1942 HD

    A workers' strike provokes acts of violence and the death of the town's commissioner.

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  • 1963
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    The Terrace

    The Terrace

    6.6 1963 HD

    A group of young aristocrats lock themselves up, for fun, on a terrace in a wealthy building in Buenos Aires. Their parents try to get them out, but...

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  • 1961
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    The Hand in the Trap

    The Hand in the Trap

    6.4 1961 HD

    This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.

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  • 1962
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    The Female: Seventy Times Seven

    The Female: Seventy Times Seven

    5.886 1962 HD

    Cora is a Mexican prostitute with typically inconsiderate johns. She is troubled by a hole in the ceiling. The hole triggers flashbacks regarding how...

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  • 1952
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    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

    1 1952 HD

    Aspects of the life of Juan Facundo Quiroga, a caudillo who for many years ruled the province of La Rioja in Argentina and was assassinated in 1835.

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  • 1975
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    Kid Head

    Kid Head

    5 1975 HD

    The life of "El Pibe Cabeza", an authentic Argentine gangster in the '30.

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  • 1972
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    The Mafia

    The Mafia

    5.9 1972 HD

    The business of the Donato family, an Italian-Argentine criminal organization, is a success. They have bought judges, lawyers and even politicians,...

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  • 1956
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    El protegido

    El protegido

    1 1956 HD

    A film producer, his wife (an actress) and her lover (a young scriptwriter) are part of a love triangle that will lead to a crime. It is set during...

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  • 1971
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    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    1 1971 HD

    The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.

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  • 1973
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    The Seven Madmen

    The Seven Madmen

    6.2 1973 HD

    After committing a fraud on the company where he work, a man meets a strange character who will introduce him to a group that plot a terrorist attack.

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  • 1970
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    The Knight of the Sword

    The Knight of the Sword

    6.8 1970 HD

    The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Terrace

    The Terrace

    6.6 1963 HD

    A group of young aristocrats lock themselves up, for fun, on a terrace in a wealthy building in Buenos Aires. Their parents try to get them out, but...

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  • 1968
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    Martín Fierro

    Martín Fierro

    5.4 1968 HD

    The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.

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  • 1967
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    Monday's Child

    Monday's Child

    4.8 1967 HD

    The daughter of an American marriage in Puerto Rico forces her parents to find a doll that her father mistakenly sent in a box of aid during a flood.

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  • 1967
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    Monday's Child

    Monday's Child

    4.8 1967 HD

    The daughter of an American marriage in Puerto Rico forces her parents to find a doll that her father mistakenly sent in a box of aid during a flood.

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  • 1957
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    The House of the Angel

    The House of the Angel

    7 1957 HD

    A young teen has been raised by a despotic mother overcome with religious zeal and a father who rules over the household with a heavy, iron hand....

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  • 1948
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    Romance sin palabras

    Romance sin palabras

    1 1948 HD

    A famous pianist, invited by a girl, becomes interested in her sister, who pretends to be mute to hide a pronunciation defect.

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  • 1946
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    La tía de Carlos

    La tía de Carlos

    1 1946 HD

    A young man pretends to be his friends' aunt to solve certain problems.

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  • 1940
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    Sinvergüenza

    Sinvergüenza

    1 1940 HD

    A young woman criticized by her family for her dissipated life embarks on a new path.

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  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Romance sin palabras

    Romance sin palabras

    1 1948 HD

    A famous pianist, invited by a girl, becomes interested in her sister, who pretends to be mute to hide a pronunciation defect.

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  • 1949
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    El hombre de las sorpresas

    El hombre de las sorpresas

    1 1949 HD

    A man pretends to be dead and his dying wish causes his wife to marry a drifter and lose her inheritance.

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  • 1949
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    El hombre de las sorpresas

    El hombre de las sorpresas

    1 1949 HD

    A man pretends to be dead and his dying wish causes his wife to marry a drifter and lose her inheritance.

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  • 1961
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    Summerskin

    Summerskin

    5.3 1961 HD

    In this drama, a still-young grandmother has a suitor whose son is suffering from an incurable illness. The woman knows that the son has fallen in...

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  • 1961
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    Summerskin

    Summerskin

    5.3 1961 HD

    In this drama, a still-young grandmother has a suitor whose son is suffering from an incurable illness. The woman knows that the son has fallen in...

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Summerskin

    Summerskin

    5.3 1961 HD

    In this drama, a still-young grandmother has a suitor whose son is suffering from an incurable illness. The woman knows that the son has fallen in...

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  • 1950
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    The Crime of Oribe

    The Crime of Oribe

    9 1950 HD

    The story of two men and a mysterious family, who repeat the same day forever in order to save the life of one of its daughters.

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  • 1954
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    Days of Hate

    Days of Hate

    6.8 1954 HD

    Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.

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  • 1960
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    Fin de fiesta

    Fin de fiesta

    5.3 1960 HD

    This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and a political despot who stoops to any corrupt...

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  • 1959
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    La caída

    La caída

    4.7 1959 HD

    A university student comes to stay with a bedridden woman and her four children. Helping out around the house, she soon grows fond of the mother and...

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  • 1975
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    Diary of a Pig War

    Diary of a Pig War

    5.5 1975 HD

    A man who is entering old age facing a society in which young people removed the old.

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Diary of a Pig War

    Diary of a Pig War

    5.5 1975 HD

    A man who is entering old age facing a society in which young people removed the old.

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  • 1946
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    Tres millones... y el amor

    Tres millones... y el amor

    1 1946 HD

    A thief going to rob an unscrupulous industrialist falls in love with a young woman and turns himself in to the police to save a thief friend.

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  • 1972
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    The Mafia

    The Mafia

    5.9 1972 HD

    The business of the Donato family, an Italian-Argentine criminal organization, is a success. They have bought judges, lawyers and even politicians,...

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  • 1941
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    El mozo número 13

    El mozo número 13

    1 1941 HD

    A waiter who uses gambling to help others.

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  • 1958
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    The Kidnapper

    The Kidnapper

    5.4 1958 HD

    A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive in a world that seems to have no place for them. With a tone raw and...

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  • 1962
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    Homage at Siesta Time

    Homage at Siesta Time

    5.5 1962 HD

    The widows of four missionaries condemned by the Indians to die at the stake, go to the Amazon jungle to pay homage to them.

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  • 1947
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    El hombre del sábado

    El hombre del sábado

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Pantalones Cortos

    Pantalones Cortos

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Santos Vega vuelve

    Santos Vega vuelve

    5.5 1947 HD

    A singer takes possession of a ranch and receives the mission to avenge his ancestor Santos Vega, that legendary payador, and defeat Juan Sin Ropa.

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  • 1962
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    Homage at Siesta Time

    Homage at Siesta Time

    5.5 1962 HD

    The widows of four missionaries condemned by the Indians to die at the stake, go to the Amazon jungle to pay homage to them.

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  • 1967
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    Los traidores de San Ángel

    Los traidores de San Ángel

    5 1967 HD

    Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest...

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  • 1966
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    The Eavesdropper

    The Eavesdropper

    5 1966 HD

    When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he...

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Kid Head

    Kid Head

    5 1975 HD

    The life of "El Pibe Cabeza", an authentic Argentine gangster in the '30.

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    The House of the Angel

    The House of the Angel

    7 1957 HD

    A young teen has been raised by a despotic mother overcome with religious zeal and a father who rules over the household with a heavy, iron hand....

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Los traidores de San Ángel

    Los traidores de San Ángel

    5 1967 HD

    Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest...

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  • 1965
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    Once Upon a Tractor

    Once Upon a Tractor

    5 1965 HD

    Short film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Once Upon a Tractor

    Once Upon a Tractor

    5 1965 HD

    Short film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Fin de fiesta

    Fin de fiesta

    5.3 1960 HD

    This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and a political despot who stoops to any corrupt...

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Painted Lips

    Painted Lips

    6.2 1974 HD

    The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Painted Lips

    Painted Lips

    6.2 1974 HD

    The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

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  • 1954
    imgMovies

    La Tigra

    La Tigra

    7 1954 HD

    The film narrates the encounter between "La Tigra", a woman known by that nickname in the cafes of the port area for her character and her sharp...

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Un guapo del 900

    Un guapo del 900

    1 1960 HD

    The moral conflicts of a conservative politician, his wife and a bully, in the Buenos Aires of the early twentieth century.

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The Female: Seventy Times Seven

    The Female: Seventy Times Seven

    5.886 1962 HD

    Cora is a Mexican prostitute with typically inconsiderate johns. She is troubled by a hole in the ceiling. The hole triggers flashbacks regarding how...

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Eavesdropper

    The Eavesdropper

    5 1966 HD

    When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he...

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Eavesdropper

    The Eavesdropper

    5 1966 HD

    When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Knight of the Sword

    The Knight of the Sword

    6.8 1970 HD

    The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Knight of the Sword

    The Knight of the Sword

    6.8 1970 HD

    The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Martín Fierro

    Martín Fierro

    5.4 1968 HD

    The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.

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  • 1950
    imgMovies

    The Crime of Oribe

    The Crime of Oribe

    9 1950 HD

    The story of two men and a mysterious family, who repeat the same day forever in order to save the life of one of its daughters.

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Farewell, Sui Géneris

    Farewell, Sui Géneris

    6 1976 HD

    Documentary of the phenomenonal band Sui Géneris in its farewell tour at Luna Park on September 5, 1975.

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  • 1948
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    Pelota de trapo

    Pelota de trapo

    6.5 1948 HD

    This is the story of a suburb in Buenos Aires, its neighborhood, and how they live together in poverty, conjoined by the games of the children, and...

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  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Pelota de trapo

    Pelota de trapo

    6.5 1948 HD

    This is the story of a suburb in Buenos Aires, its neighborhood, and how they live together in poverty, conjoined by the games of the children, and...

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    El hijo del crack

    El hijo del crack

    5 1953 HD

    A famous football player faces retirement, but his son is still his most faithful fan.

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Hand in the Trap

    The Hand in the Trap

    6.4 1961 HD

    This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.

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  • 2011
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    El derrotado

    El derrotado

    1 2011 HD

    Julio works for an accounting firm, at the beginning of the '50s. Celina, his wife, married him without knowing that he was addicted to gambling....

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  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Kidnapper

    The Kidnapper

    5.4 1958 HD

    A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive in a world that seems to have no place for them. With a tone raw and...

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Martín Fierro

    Martín Fierro

    5.4 1968 HD

    The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Un guapo del 900

    Un guapo del 900

    1 1960 HD

    The moral conflicts of a conservative politician, his wife and a bully, in the Buenos Aires of the early twentieth century.

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    El hijo del crack

    El hijo del crack

    5 1953 HD

    A famous football player faces retirement, but his son is still his most faithful fan.

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Fin de fiesta

    Fin de fiesta

    5.3 1960 HD

    This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and a political despot who stoops to any corrupt...

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    El protegido

    El protegido

    1 1956 HD

    A film producer, his wife (an actress) and her lover (a young scriptwriter) are part of a love triangle that will lead to a crime. It is set during...

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  • 1959
    imgMovies

    La caída

    La caída

    4.7 1959 HD

    A university student comes to stay with a bedridden woman and her four children. Helping out around the house, she soon grows fond of the mother and...

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Graciela

    Graciela

    6 1956 HD

    A small town girl arrives in the city to study literature and philosophy, she stays in a house inhabited by a family in decline.

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Piedra libre

    Piedra libre

    6.3 1976 HD

    Eugenia's parents die. She goes to live with Amalita, her close friend. Her grandmother Amalia Pradere a wealth landlady, takes the orphan under her...

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  • 1976
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    Piedra libre

    Piedra libre

    6.3 1976 HD

    Eugenia's parents die. She goes to live with Amalita, her close friend. Her grandmother Amalia Pradere a wealth landlady, takes the orphan under her...

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  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Days of Hate

    Days of Hate

    6.8 1954 HD

    Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    The trees of Buenos Aires

    The trees of Buenos Aires

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    The Seven Madmen

    The Seven Madmen

    6.2 1973 HD

    After committing a fraud on the company where he work, a man meets a strange character who will introduce him to a group that plot a terrorist attack.

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

    1 1952 HD

    Aspects of the life of Juan Facundo Quiroga, a caudillo who for many years ruled the province of La Rioja in Argentina and was assassinated in 1835.

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    1 1971 HD

    The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    La luz de un fósforo

    La luz de un fósforo

    1 1940 HD

    A shy man invents in front of his friends a love affair with a singer but circumstances will lead him to conquer her.

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  • 1955
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    Para vestir santos

    Para vestir santos

    5 1955 HD

    A humble woman breaks her relationship with her boyfriend and dedicates herself to taking care of her siblings, as they grow up she is left alone.

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Fiebre amarilla

    Fiebre amarilla

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Hand in the Trap

    The Hand in the Trap

    6.4 1961 HD

    This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    El hijo de la calle

    El hijo de la calle

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    El hijo de la calle

    El hijo de la calle

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1974
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    La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro

    La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro

    6 1974 HD

    Directed by Nicolás Sarquís.

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Jewish Gauchos

    Jewish Gauchos

    6.6 1975 HD

    The film recreates the arrival of a group of Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Czarist Russia, establishing the first Hebrew colonies in the...

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  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Un modelo de París

    Un modelo de París

    1 1946 HD

    A series of confusions involve an unfaithful woman and a man on his wedding day.

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