Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Born May 5, 1924 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died September 8, 1978 · aged 54

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 …

Known For

La caídaLa caída · 1959
La caída
6.61959
MovieDrama
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 children. An attorney falls for the student, but the couple experiences problems when she declines to leave what he refers to as "that lunatic asylum."
Martín FierroMartín Fierro · 1968
Martín Fierro
5.81968
MovieWesternDrama
The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.
The KidnapperThe Kidnapper · 1958
The Kidnapper
5.71958
MovieDrama
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 realistic story portrays their daily tragedies, and their struggle to survive.
Güemes, la tierra en armasGüemes, la tierra en armas · 1971
Güemes, la tierra en armas
8.01971
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.
The DependentThe Dependent · 1969
The Dependent
7.01969
MovieDrama
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 of his dreams... and her family.
Fiebre amarillaFiebre amarilla · 1982
Fiebre amarilla
7.01982
MovieDrama
During the yellow fever epidemic of 1870, a fugitive enters the mansion where three women had locked themselves in.
La TigraLa Tigra · 1954
La Tigra
7.81954
MovieDrama
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 claws, and Luis, a student of Fine Arts. There will be born a strong, passionate and necessarily brief relationship during which each of them will peek into the world of the other, until then unknown, unable to overcome the hostility of the same. Luis is unwilling or unable to leave his bourgeois stability and "La Tigra" is unable to leave an environment in which the malevo Olivera is the dominant figure.
Piedra librePiedra libre · 1976
Piedra libre
7.01976
MovieDrama
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 protection. After a chain of events, disappearing her grandchild, Eugenia will take Amalita's place. She will inherit not only Amalia's possessions but also Ezequiel's love, Amalita's widower.

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