
Acting
Roberto Escalada
Roberto Escalada born Aldo Roberto Leggero (4 July 1914 – 5 December 1986 in Buenos Aires) was a major Argentine film actor and cinema icon of the classic era.
Acting credits
7.6A criminal confronts the police by firing at them with a machine gun from the first floor of a villa on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and occasionally shooting down a policeman. The gunman has time to reflect, to load his gun, to run from one window to the other. Whoever leads the police notices the futility of his efforts and suspends the fire.
Culpable
1960
8.5A cabaret in Buenos Aires on Christmas night.
Vida nocturna
1955
6.1A murderer terrorizes the city of Buenos Aires by attacking on the streets on rainy days and always leaving a card with the name "S. López". A local boarding house full of eccentrics appears to house a possible suspect.
La muerte camina en la lluvia
1948
7.7A man devotes his life to gambling to try to alleviate the pain that an impossible love has caused him.
El jugador
1947
6.3A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advances of the prosecutor pursuing the criminal.
The Black Vampire
1953
7.2A man tries to avenge the death of his sister, a gambling addict. Another man, an ex-convict who whistles when he commits a crime, is reunited with his blind mother.
Never Open That Door
1952
9.0During his childhood, Nino arrived from Italy to live with his uncle in a humble neighborhood. There, he begins working in a butcher shop and falls in love with Natalia, his neighbor. However, she has other aspirations, such as winning over her boss at the jewelry store where she works.
Nino, las cosas simples de la vida
1972
8.0Love affairs in a theater: vedettes, sweethearts of chorus and scandals that include a millionaire.
Cinco besos
1946
6.5From Emile Zola's novel "La Bete Humaine", tells the story of a jealous husband, a provocative woman and a man with an uncontrollable desire to kill.
La bestia humana
1957
7.3After running over a young man with her car, a girl is forced to kiss him for 30 seconds, in order not to pay the expensive fine.
30 seconds of love
1947
6.0Luis Sandrini plays a college professor who, because of his freethinking attitudes and concerns for moral questions over matters of business, has more in common with his students than his colleagues.
The Hippie Teacher
1969
9.0The story of two men and a mysterious family, who repeat the same day forever in order to save the life of one of its daughters.
The Crime of Oribe
1950
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Con alma y vida
1970
7.0A young doctor tries to cope with his intimate dramas and, at the same time, fulfill the duties of his profession.
De turno con la muerte
1951
10.0A girl falls in love with the son of a rancher, who gives her certain illusions about their relationship.
Un idilio de estación
1978
5.7The story of a pair of bumbling detectives Uruguayan undertaking the mission to go to the aid of an orphan and very rich heiress to Argentina. It will be very easy to deal with the thousand and one difficulties awaiting them on the road. Clashes with bandits plaguing the region and that will go back more than once, will not be the only danger.
Los irrompibles
1975
8.0A man suspects that his late wife had an extramarital relationship, so he decides to face the alleged lover.
Yesterday Was Spring
1955
7.0Four stories about sexual initiation in adolescence.
Los debutantes en el amor
1969
6.0A treacherous provincial girl repeatedly cheats on a young writer who loves her madly.
Los pulpos
1948
9.0A village doctor is involved in a shady business.
El Diablo metió la pata
1980
7.0The relationship between an experienced woman and a youngster which develops in a passion and a further social rejection.
Safo, historia de una pasión
1943
9.0To live in peace and progress, Guillermo Hoyos must pay the price of harassment from the authorities.
Hormiga negra
1979
NRFor various reasons a couple cannot consummate the marriage.
Esta noche mejor no!
1965
6.6The students of a school create a big mess for their favorite teacher to return to school.
The Bomb-thrower Teacher
1972