Antonio Larreta

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Antonio Larreta

Born December 13, 1922 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Died August 18, 2015 · aged 92

Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (Montevideo, December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2015), better known as Antonio or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan actor, writer, and film and theater critic.

Known For

VolaveruntVolaverunt · 1999
Volaverunt
5.91999
MovieDrama
The story revolves around Goya's womanising and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Centuries, at a time when Madrid was wobbling through a difficult time and setting the scene for the following Prim vs Crown uprising.
Avisa a Curro JiménezAvisa a Curro Jiménez · 1978
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
5.81978
MovieDramaAdventure
Córdoba, Spain. Lord Killarney, representative of the British Museum, acquires an Arabic incunabulum at an auction; but he is murdered and the book disappears. All suspicions fall on El Lince, an antique dealer with a shady background, who asks his nephew to warn Curro Jiménez.
Tres palabrasTres palabras · 1993
Tres palabras
4.41993
MovieDramaRomance
Passionate and tragic love story in between Alfredo and María, famous spanish singer from the fifties. Se is resurrected by Alfredo, cinema director, with Lupe, the young singer's daughter.
Mad LoveMad Love · 2001
Mad Love
6.12001
MovieDramaHistory
The tragic fate of Juana I of Castille, Queen of Spain, madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.
The Holy InnocentsThe Holy Innocents · 1984
The Holy Innocents
7.81984
MovieDrama
In 60s Extremadura, Paco el Bajo and his relatives work during day in a farmhouse, and silently suffer submission to their masters, who exploit them and treat them almost like animals. Meanwhile, Paco dreams that one day his children will be able to study.
The Fencing MasterThe Fencing Master · 1992
The Fencing Master
6.31992
MovieThrillerHistory
A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.
I, the Worst of AllI, the Worst of All · 1990
I, the Worst of All
6.01990
MovieDramaRomance
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
The Truth on the Savolta AffairThe Truth on the Savolta Affair · 1980
The Truth on the Savolta Affair
5.51980
MovieDrama
Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens when Savolta family decides to end the rebellion hiring murderers hired and plotting to hide their illegal transactions with Germany. Adapted from the novel by Eduardo Mendoza.

Movies

VolaveruntVolaverunt · 1999
Volaverunt
5.91999
MovieDrama
The story revolves around Goya's womanising and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Centuries, at a time when Madrid was wobbling through a difficult time and setting the scene for the following Prim vs Crown uprising.
Avisa a Curro JiménezAvisa a Curro Jiménez · 1978
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
5.81978
MovieDramaAdventure
Córdoba, Spain. Lord Killarney, representative of the British Museum, acquires an Arabic incunabulum at an auction; but he is murdered and the book disappears. All suspicions fall on El Lince, an antique dealer with a shady background, who asks his nephew to warn Curro Jiménez.
Tres palabrasTres palabras · 1993
Tres palabras
4.41993
MovieDramaRomance
Passionate and tragic love story in between Alfredo and María, famous spanish singer from the fifties. Se is resurrected by Alfredo, cinema director, with Lupe, the young singer's daughter.
Mad LoveMad Love · 2001
Mad Love
6.12001
MovieDramaHistory
The tragic fate of Juana I of Castille, Queen of Spain, madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.
The Holy InnocentsThe Holy Innocents · 1984
The Holy Innocents
7.81984
MovieDrama
In 60s Extremadura, Paco el Bajo and his relatives work during day in a farmhouse, and silently suffer submission to their masters, who exploit them and treat them almost like animals. Meanwhile, Paco dreams that one day his children will be able to study.
The Fencing MasterThe Fencing Master · 1992
The Fencing Master
6.31992
MovieThrillerHistory
A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.
I, the Worst of AllI, the Worst of All · 1990
I, the Worst of All
6.01990
MovieDramaRomance
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
The Truth on the Savolta AffairThe Truth on the Savolta Affair · 1980
The Truth on the Savolta Affair
5.51980
MovieDrama
Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens when Savolta family decides to end the rebellion hiring murderers hired and plotting to hide their illegal transactions with Germany. Adapted from the novel by Eduardo Mendoza.
The House of Bernarda AlbaThe House of Bernarda Alba · 1987
The House of Bernarda Alba
6.91987
MovieDrama
After the death of her husband Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigurous mourning which does not even allow them to leave the house.
Al fin solos, pero...Al fin solos, pero... · 1976
Al fin solos, pero...
6.71976
MovieMusicComedy
Stolen MomentsStolen Moments · 1998
Stolen Moments
9.01998
MovieDrama
1947, in Patagonia, in a little village on the seaside. An abandoned house on the beach shelters Letty's dreams, her loneliness that only Miguel, a very young pianist, may share with her. Tomas, her husband, loves Letty and eagerly defends her against all the village, while she keeps playing her part of a 'femme fatale' with a romantic past and a very adventurous file. But on a windy day, a handsome and strange foreigner appears, coming from the sea, a man just as those Bette Davis used to fall in love with. For Letty, reality begins to look like the most incredible dreams of her. But this will call the police inspector's attention. With that mysterious spy, Letty will be involved in a story that will end as those stories she was so fond of when she was going to the movie theater of her little willage.
The Things of LoveThe Things of Love · 1989
The Things of Love
7.01989
MovieDramaRomance
In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the young man wants revenge.
The WindowThe Window · 2009
The Window
5.82009
MovieDrama
It is a significant day for 80 year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. All must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne an embrace; warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them-- But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the pr
Gary Cooper, Who Art in HeavenGary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven · 1980
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
6.11980
MovieDrama
A woman nearing her forties, Andrea Soriana, has always pushed aside personal questions and romantic relationships in pursuit of professional success. Now a major illness forces her to reconsider her life--work, family, friendships, men-- causing a psychological and emotional crisis pushes her toward a drastic decision.
El río que nos llevaEl río que nos lleva · 1988
El río que nos lleva
5.81988
MovieDramaAdventure
In 1946, an irishman joins a group of 'gancheros' (wood workers) while they drive wood thru the Tajo river, discovering human solidarity.
The Things of Love: Part 2The Things of Love: Part 2 · 1995
The Things of Love: Part 2
5.61995
MovieDramaMusic
On the way to his exile in Lisbon, Mario meets Silvia, a widow who turns out to be one of his admirers. Silvia has inherited a fortune, leading Mario to resume his career, eventually falling for him. Although Mario has relations with her, he makes it clear that will never fall in love. In Madrid, Juan Pepita and resume their relationship, and because of this the jilted Nena John Colman murders before Pepita, after being arrested. Pepita accepts a contract in Argentina, reunited with Mario. There he meets Tulio, who after starting a relationship with singer eventually ask marriage.
Nunca estuve en VienaNunca estuve en Viena · 1989
Nunca estuve en Viena
10.01989
MovieDrama
About an upper-class family during the Centenary of the May Revolution, which coincides with the decline of the aristocratic classes in those years.
Black RiverBlack River · 1990
Black River
6.81990
MovieDramaHistory
The struggle of two men, Osuna and Funes, hungry for power and wealth in a small town in Venezuela, during the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.
Ballad of Dog BeachBallad of Dog Beach · 1987
Ballad of Dog Beach
6.41987
MovieCrimeDrama
In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.

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