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
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.
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.
Nazareno Cruz and the WolfNazareno Cruz and the Wolf · 1975
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
★ 7.11975
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.
Martín FierroMartín Fierro · 1968
Martín Fierro
★ 6.21968
MovieWesternDrama
The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.
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
Prisioneros de una nochePrisioneros de una noche · 1962
Prisioneros de una noche
★ 7.41962
MovieDrama
A man and a woman fall in love in the streets of a nocturnal Buenos Aires.
El exilio de San MartínEl exilio de San Martín · 2006
El exilio de San Martín
★ 10.02006
MovieDocumentaryHistory
San Martín's exile is crossed by the melancholic idea of ​​return. A return that will never materialize. Distance, absence, remoteness. Are these founding traits of the Argentine soul? The Father of the Country who finally leaves, for better and for worse, his distant children alone.
I Don't Want to Talk About ItI Don't Want to Talk About It · 1993
I Don't Want to Talk About It
★ 6.51993
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.

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