Héctor Olivera

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Héctor Olivera

Born April 5, 1931 · Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina (age 95)

Hector Olivera is a renowned Argentinian producer and director. His career was particularly successful during the end of the 70s and the 80s.

Known For

AmazonsAmazons · 1986
Amazons
4.41986
MovieAdventureFantasy
An epic from the dark ages about the legendary lost tribe of warrior women! The girls fly into danger, come up against fierce tribes, fall prey to sorcery, put to rest a family rivalry of centuries past and battle to victory!
Barbarian QueenBarbarian Queen · 1985
Barbarian Queen
4.41985
MovieAdventureFantasy
Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops, and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed. Three women survive and set off to liberate their people. When they arrive at the Roman city, they team up with the local underground to seek vengeance and liberation of the slaves.
Open Day and NightOpen Day and Night · 1981
Open Day and Night
6.61981
MovieComedy
A motel that is open all day specializes in beautiful women, and a couple of men decide to visit their rooms.
DeathstalkerDeathstalker · 1983
Deathstalker
4.81983
MovieActionFantasy
The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, Deathstalker joins with other travelers going to the Big Tournament to determine the strongest warrior. The false king holds the true princess in captivity, and plots to have Deathstalker killed, and Deathstalker must fight to free the princess.
The BossThe Boss · 1958
The Boss
6.21958
MovieCrimeDrama
The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him.
Sweet MoneySweet Money · 1982
Sweet Money
6.91982
MovieComedy
A man meets a former military service buddy who offers him a good deal. Money starts pouring in, but things change from one day to the next.
The SlownessThe Slowness · 1969
The Slowness
7.11969
MovieComedy
A typical office employee decides one day rebelling against its routine and not going to work because it has a "lazy". His family, friends and colleagues are trying to dissuade him unsuccessfully at the beginning. But as time passed his situation complicated emotional and economically. These circumstances thwart his rebelliousness.
ArgentinísimaArgentinísima · 1972
Argentinísima
7.51972
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic locations throughout the country.

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The Mural of SiqueirosThe Mural of Siqueiros · 2011
The Mural of Siqueiros
5.92011
MovieDrama
David Alfaro Siqueiros, recognized Mexican muralist, travels to Argentina in the thirties with the purpose of giving a few conferences and paint a mural of revolutionary subject matter, which faces local political rejection. The press mogul head of the newspaper Critica, Natalio Botana, personal friend to the President of the Nation Agustín P. Justo, propose Siqueiros to collaborate in the cultural supplement of the diary and paint a mural in the basement of his Villa Los Granados. Siqueiros accepts and does that his wife the poet Blanca Luz Brum meets him, his arrival to Los Granados and his romance with Botana provokes the jealousies of his powerful anarchist wife Salvadora Medina Onrubia and Siqueiros himself, which turns the Villa almost in one of the scenes of the Ejercicio Plástico, how Siqueiros named his work.

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