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Helvio Soto

Born February 21, 1930 · Santiago de Chile, Chile

Died November 29, 2001 · aged 71

Helvio Soto Soto was born in Santiago on February 21, 1930. He was a Chilean filmmaker, considered one of the most important filmmakers of the mid-1960s and 1970s. He went to law school, a career he never practiced. At a very young age, and hearing the call of communications, he emigrated from Chile, achieving some positions as assistant in films shot in Argentina and working in radio in Ecuador.…

Known For

Moon Over ParadorMoon Over Parador · 1988
Moon Over Parador
★ 5.81988
MovieComedyRomance
Underappreciated actor Jack Noah is on location in Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right-hand man makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse... to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
Rain over SantiagoRain over Santiago · 1975
Rain over Santiago
★ 6.51975
MovieDramaThriller
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and disappearances of many people.
The Triple Death of the Third CharacterThe Triple Death of the Third Character · 1981
The Triple Death of the Third Character
★ 6.01981
MovieDrama
After spending a long time in prison, a man is pursued by international agents who want to kill him. Without knowing exactly what is going on, the protagonist realizes that they want to kill him because the book he wrote about his time in prison contains secret codes that should not have been revealed. He, who did it by chance, realizes that he is in grave danger. One by one, the characters in the novel are eliminated so that the mysterious secret remains hidden forever.
Mon Ami WashingtonMon Ami Washington · 1984
Mon Ami Washington
★ 9.01984
MovieComedy
The adventures of two gun merchants competing in the same market.
The Suns of Easter IslandThe Suns of Easter Island · 1972
The Suns of Easter Island
★ 6.41972
MovieDramaFantasy
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
The ABC of LoveThe ABC of Love · 1967
The ABC of Love
★ 6.01967
MovieDramaRomance
Film that includes three short films by different authors about love: "O pacto" by Eduardo Coutinho, "Terrible Night" by Rodolfo Kuhn, and "Magic World" by Helvio Soto.
Bloody NitrateBloody Nitrate · 1969
Bloody Nitrate
★ 5.41969
MovieDrama
Chilean soldiers try to survive in the desert after they are attacked by Peruvian troops. The 17 survivors are held together by the Captain. The Lieutenant is a civilian attorney who clashes with the Captain as he pursues the valuable rights to nitrate deposits in the area. When the fighting was over, 25,000 soldiers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia had perished while trying to secure the coveted mineral rights for foreign companies.
Voto + FusilVoto + Fusil · 1971
Voto + Fusil
★ 6.41971
MovieDramaHistory
The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the help of the armed forces, as soon as their privileges are threatened.

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