Alejandro Doria

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Alejandro Doria

Born January 11, 1936 · Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died June 17, 2009 · aged 73

Alejandro Doria (Buenos Aires, November 1, 1936 - Buenos Aires, June 17, 2009) was an Argentine film director, television director, actor and theater director. In his career, he won many national and international awards, including the 2007 Goya Award and the Silver Columbus for Las manos, the Cóndor de Plata Award for Realizing, the South Award for Las manos, and the Montreal Festival Ecumenical …

Known For

18-j18-j · 2004
18-j
7.02004
Movie
A collection of 10 short films made by known Argentine directors on the AMIA bombing of July 18, 1994.
SofíaSofía · 1987
Sofía
6.41987
MovieDrama
Set amidst a backdrop of political unrest and oppression in Argentina following the coup of the late 1980s, this impressive drama dwells upon a May-December love affair between a boy and a woman suspected of political subversion. When seventeen-year-old Pedro defiantly befriends political fugitive Sofia and provides her shelter, he creates a deep rift between himself, his family and his friends. Sofia is hunted because she was at one time in love with a Communist sympathizer. At first the relationship is purely platonic as Pedro helps her recover from a 23-day long flight that has left Sofia weak and starving for sleep. But as time passes, Pedro becomes increasingly involved with her and his schoolwork begins to suffer. Gradually he falls in love with her and she with him. But as the political situation grows more oppressive and the government steps up its search for subversives, the two begin making desperate plans to flee the country.
Waiting for the HearseWaiting for the Hearse · 1985
Waiting for the Hearse
8.11985
MovieComedy
Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?
I Don't Owe 100 TimesI Don't Owe 100 Times · 1990
I Don't Owe 100 Times
6.41990
MovieComedy
A comedy about a young girl who gets pregnant on a traditional Argentinean family.
La palabra empeñadaLa palabra empeñada · 2011
La palabra empeñada
2011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about Argentine journalist Jorge Ricardo Masetti (1929-1964), founder of the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, and commander of Che Guevara's vanguard in Argentina.
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestasNunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas · 2010
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
7.02010
MovieComedyHorror
A massacre tinted Cascallares with blood and time covered the events with a cloak of silence. Ten years later, a group returns to the place to investigate. They will soon turn into corpses one by one. History repeats itself.
To RealizeTo Realize · 1984
To Realize
7.21984
MovieDrama
After a brutal car accident, a young man falls into a coma and is left to be looked after by a doctor who suffers in his personal life and commits himself fully to save his patient.
Proceso a la infamiaProceso a la infamia · 1978
Proceso a la infamia
7.01978
MovieDrama
The disputes between two leaders, set in 1930s Cuidad de Buenos Aires.

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SofíaSofía · 1987
Sofía
6.41987
MovieDrama
Set amidst a backdrop of political unrest and oppression in Argentina following the coup of the late 1980s, this impressive drama dwells upon a May-December love affair between a boy and a woman suspected of political subversion. When seventeen-year-old Pedro defiantly befriends political fugitive Sofia and provides her shelter, he creates a deep rift between himself, his family and his friends. Sofia is hunted because she was at one time in love with a Communist sympathizer. At first the relationship is purely platonic as Pedro helps her recover from a 23-day long flight that has left Sofia weak and starving for sleep. But as time passes, Pedro becomes increasingly involved with her and his schoolwork begins to suffer. Gradually he falls in love with her and she with him. But as the political situation grows more oppressive and the government steps up its search for subversives, the two begin making desperate plans to flee the country.

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