Ricardo Espalter

Acting

Ricardo Espalter

Born April 14, 1924 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Died March 10, 2007 · aged 82

Born in Montevideo in the 14th of April, 1924, Ricardo Espalter was a Uruguayan actor and comedian, who started his long career in television in the 1960's. Espalter was very cherished by the public of Uruguay and Argentina, he was notable for his expressive facial gestures.

Known For

Maldita CocaínaMaldita Cocaína · 2001
Maldita Cocaína
★ 4.22001
MovieThrillerCrime
A father searches for the drug dealer responsible for his daughter's death. He kidnaps who he believes is the girlfriend of one of the thugs; the woman turns out to be an undercover agent of the DEA, who will help him carry out her revenge.
The AirshipThe Airship · 1994
The Airship
★ 5.51994
MovieDramaHistory
A French woman arrives in Montevideo, to meet poet Juan Carlos Onetti and investigate the story of the city. She is intrigued by the photograph of the day when president Bordaz was killed and a zeppelin flew above the city at the turn of the century. She is helped by a photographer and both fall into a police intrigue.
Toto Paniagua (rey de la chatarra)Toto Paniagua (rey de la chatarra) · 1980
Toto Paniagua (rey de la chatarra)
★ 10.01980
MovieComedy
Toto is a scrap metal dealer who became rich by a stroke of luck. Having fallen in love with a woman from a higher social class, he decides to take etiquette classes so he can get closer to her.
La fiesta de todosLa fiesta de todos · 1979
La fiesta de todos
★ 10.01979
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Documentary about Argentina's victory in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, held in that country during its last dictatorship.
La noche del hurtoLa noche del hurto · 1976
La noche del hurto
★ 4.31976
MovieComedy
El telo y la teleEl telo y la tele · 1985
El telo y la tele
★ 4.71985
MovieComedy
A sex congress takes place in a hotel, and couples are secretely filmed in a Slivers way by the "scientists".
Los taxistas del humorLos taxistas del humor · 1987
Los taxistas del humor
★ 10.01987
MovieComedy
Three stories in which one of the protagonists is a metered car driver.
La Raya AmarillaLa Raya Amarilla · 1962
La Raya Amarilla
1962
MovieComedy
A group of Montevidean workers split up to paint the yellow line in the center of the streets.

Filmography

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In This Tricky LifeIn This Tricky Life · 2001
In This Tricky Life
★ 5.42001
MovieDrama
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.

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