Alfredo Alcón

Acting

Alfredo Alcón

Born March 3, 1930 · Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died April 11, 2014 · aged 84

Alfredo Félix Alcón was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies since his first one and received many recognitions for his work: among others, the Silver Condor, the Martin Fierro Award and the 1981 Diamond Konex Award.

Known For

Güemes, la tierra en armasGüemes, la tierra en armas · 1971
Güemes, la tierra en armas
9.01971
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.
The CandidateThe Candidate · 1959
The Candidate
8.51959
MovieDrama
An old politician is claimed by his party to be a candidate in the next elections.
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.
Son of the BrideSon of the Bride · 2001
Son of the Bride
7.52001
MovieComedyDrama
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past.
CortázarCortázar · 1994
Cortázar
6.21994
MovieDocumentary
A portrait which explores the legacy and impact of novelist Julio Cortazar's art, perceptively examining it within the context of shifting tides of Argentine culture and politics. The author reads his own texts in this poetic documentary.
SummerskinSummerskin · 1961
Summerskin
6.01961
MovieDrama
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 love with her granddaughter, but the granddaughter does not reciprocate his feelings. Convinced she should do something about that situation, grandmother talks her granddaughter into going on a trip to Paris with the young man -- intent on bringing the two together. But this simple plan, it turns out, has unforeseen consequences
Love Never DiesLove Never Dies · 1955
Love Never Dies
7.31955
MovieDramaRomance
Three-episode film linked to each other by means of a medallion, where love is the engine that drives people to act the way they did.
Cohen vs. RosiCohen vs. Rosi · 1998
Cohen vs. Rosi
5.51998
MovieComedy
Two rival families of different origin join the force by the love of two young. The journalist Ariel Cohen falls in love for Carla Rosi, while investigating his father, Giancarlo, a wealthy shady business that is congressional candidate with presidential aspirations.

Movies

Güemes, la tierra en armasGüemes, la tierra en armas · 1971
Güemes, la tierra en armas
9.01971
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.
The CandidateThe Candidate · 1959
The Candidate
8.51959
MovieDrama
An old politician is claimed by his party to be a candidate in the next elections.
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.
Son of the BrideSon of the Bride · 2001
Son of the Bride
7.52001
MovieComedyDrama
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past.
CortázarCortázar · 1994
Cortázar
6.21994
MovieDocumentary
A portrait which explores the legacy and impact of novelist Julio Cortazar's art, perceptively examining it within the context of shifting tides of Argentine culture and politics. The author reads his own texts in this poetic documentary.
SummerskinSummerskin · 1961
Summerskin
6.01961
MovieDrama
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 love with her granddaughter, but the granddaughter does not reciprocate his feelings. Convinced she should do something about that situation, grandmother talks her granddaughter into going on a trip to Paris with the young man -- intent on bringing the two together. But this simple plan, it turns out, has unforeseen consequences
Love Never DiesLove Never Dies · 1955
Love Never Dies
7.31955
MovieDramaRomance
Three-episode film linked to each other by means of a medallion, where love is the engine that drives people to act the way they did.
Cohen vs. RosiCohen vs. Rosi · 1998
Cohen vs. Rosi
5.51998
MovieComedy
Two rival families of different origin join the force by the love of two young. The journalist Ariel Cohen falls in love for Carla Rosi, while investigating his father, Giancarlo, a wealthy shady business that is congressional candidate with presidential aspirations.
Pubis angelicalPubis angelical · 1982
Pubis angelical
5.11982
MovieDrama
It's about three women, three stories, or perhaps a single story in different projections of time and space. The Mistress wishes to unravel the meaning of being a woman is the victim of Hollywood. Ana is the product of a society ruled or dominated by men.
The InnocentsThe Innocents · 1963
The Innocents
5.81963
MovieDramaRomance
A bank employee changes his life radically after the tragic death of his wife in a car accident along with a widower industrial.
Love Letters of a NunLove Letters of a Nun · 1978
Love Letters of a Nun
4.01978
MovieDrama
Spain 1640, the reverend superior nun Mariana, attends the death of her younger sister, Isabel's husband, who is overcome with hopelessness and heartache. Isabel then kisses and caresses the cadaver's exposed body as if he were still alive. Mother Mariana
Nazareno Cruz and the WolfNazareno Cruz and the Wolf · 1975
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
7.01975
MovieDramaFantasy
The Mighty One offers Nazareno Cruz all the wealth in the world if he agrees to abandon his beloved; otherwise, the curse that supposedly weighs on him will be fulfilled.
I Don't Want to Talk About ItI Don't Want to Talk About It · 1993
I Don't Want to Talk About It
6.41993
MovieRomanceDrama
In an Argentine village in the 1930s, the willful Leonor discovers that her beloved daughter, Charlotte, has dwarfism. Attempting to let her have as normal a childhood as possible, Leonor never discusses Charlotte's lack of stature, nor lets anyone else in the village ever mention it. As Charlotte grows up into a smart and self-possessed young woman, local eccentric Ludovico, who collects miniatures, becomes smitten with her.
JandroJandro · 1965
Jandro
5.31965
MovieDramaHistory
After marrying a rich heiress, a young man from humble origins is dedicated to looking for coal in the surroundings of Gijón.
El prontuario del señor KEl prontuario del señor K · 1987
El prontuario del señor K
1987
Movie
País cerrado, teatro abiertoPaís cerrado, teatro abierto · 1990
País cerrado, teatro abierto
10.01990
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The history of the Teatro Abierto, which was initiated on July 28, 1981 as a cultural reaction against the last Argentine civic-military dictatorship, and organized by a group of artists and workers from the theater world
Painted LipsPainted Lips · 1974
Painted Lips
6.61974
MovieDramaRomance
The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.
The MafiaThe Mafia · 1972
The Mafia
6.31972
MovieCrime
The business of the Donato family, an Italian-Argentine criminal organization, is a success. They have bought judges, lawyers and even politicians, but after a kidnapping goes wrong, a civil war starts in the Donato crime family. Based on a real event of the Galiffi crime family, a real Italian pro-Fascism mafia that conquered in the 1920's and 1930's the city of Rosario, the Chicago of Latin America.
The Seven MadmenThe Seven Madmen · 1973
The Seven Madmen
6.31973
MovieDrama
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.
Con gusto a rabiaCon gusto a rabia · 1965
Con gusto a rabia
8.01965
MovieDrama
A bourgeois lady has an affair with a revolutionary and idealistic young medical student who participates in the assault on a hospital.
Voy a hablar de la esperanzaVoy a hablar de la esperanza · 1966
Voy a hablar de la esperanza
1966
MovieDrama
A young writer wants to make a different cinema and a director presents a plot divided into 3 episodes.
The Knight of the SwordThe Knight of the Sword · 1970
The Knight of the Sword
7.31970
MovieHistoryDrama
The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.
Un idilio de estaciónUn idilio de estación · 1978
Un idilio de estación
10.01978
MovieDramaRomance
A girl falls in love with the son of a rancher, who gives her certain illusions about their relationship.
El dueño del solEl dueño del sol · 1987
El dueño del sol
10.01987
MovieDrama
An authoritarian rancher about to die and his children live in a dingy mansion and fight each other over inheritance in a game of degradation.

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