Valentina Vargas

Acting

Valentina Vargas

Born December 31, 1964 · Santiago, Chile (age 61)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Valentina Vargas (born December 31, 1964) is a Chilean-born actress. She developed most of her career in France, where she was raised. Vargas began her career in the dramatic art within the workshop of Tania Balaschova in Paris and also later at the Yves Pignot School of Los Angeles. Her cinematographic career started via the filming of three of the most imp…

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The Name of the RoseThe Name of the Rose · 1986
The Name of the Rose
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaThriller
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
The Big BlueThe Big Blue · 1988
The Big Blue
★ 7.41988
MovieRomanceAdventure
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
Hellraiser: BloodlineHellraiser: Bloodline · 1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline
★ 5.31996
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.
Faces in the CrowdFaces in the Crowd · 2011
Faces in the Crowd
★ 6.12011
MovieThrillerCrime
Anna is living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
Twin SittersTwin Sitters · 1994
Twin Sitters
★ 6.41994
MovieComedyFamily
An evil business executive is releasing dangerous toxins and the Barbarian Brothers set out to stop his evil work.
Bloody MalloryBloody Mallory · 2002
Bloody Mallory
★ 5.02002
MovieFantasyHorror
Mallory is the head of an elite government-run strike force dedicated to combating the supernatural. Her team includes the drag queen Vena Cava, an explosives expert; a mute, pre-teen telepath capable of possessing others named Talking Tina; and an armed governmental agent named Durand.
Dirty GamesDirty Games · 1989
Dirty Games
★ 5.01989
MovieActionAdventure
The beautiful daughter of a murdered scientist determines to apprehend her father's brutal killer at a nuclear waste site they're both inspecting as part of a team of international delegates. But the visiting scientists soon realize that ruthless terrorists intend to blow up the complex.
The TigressThe Tigress · 1992
The Tigress
★ 4.31992
MovieDrama
It's the roaring twenties in Berlin. The Tigress, a gorgeous, wild, and very independent street walker, falls for a handsome grifter. When one of her lovers gets jealous, she betrays him and has to skip town. The grifter reveals he has what it takes to move in upper class circles and suggests they flee to Carlsbad, a spa in Czechoslovakia. Does he love her or is he only using her? Is the Tigress madly in love with him or does she want to satisfy her vanity and drop him once he falls for her? The ancient cat and mouse game between a man and a woman unfolds amidst sensual seduction, the scheme of robbing a rich Texan and the jilted lover arriving from Berlin, gun drawn.

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Strictement personnelStrictement personnel · 1985
Strictement personnel
★ 7.01985
MovieThriller
The crimes and tragedies that tear apart one family seem overblown in the telling, yet this psychological drama about the miseries of one French policeman is compelling throughout. Jean (Pierre Arditi) is a cop and also a failed novelist who was abandoned by his father, brother, and sister after his mother died. The trio move to Paris where they set up an art scam that nets them considerable cash -- something Jean begins to figure out when he joins them for a family reunion. Little by little, he learns that his father is an expert forger, his stepmother's art gallery seems to be involved in the scam, his brother is a derelict and into drugs, his stepmother is a hooker in addition to all of this, and his sister runs an exercise gym for keeping prostitutes in shape. Things get worse -- just when everything seems bad enough, the stepmother is murdered and it is up to Jean to find the killer.

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