
Directing
Román Viñoly Barreto
Born — Died
1914-08-08 — 1970-08-20
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Known for
Directing
Credits
36 titles
Román Viñoly Barreto was a renowned film director who developed his career in Argentina. His films were hugely popular at the time of their release but they lost interest from the public afterwards. Nowadays he is considered a cult director, mostly due to his noir films.
Known for
8.0In the delta islands of the Paraná, a woman is the object of desire of the village's men.
La potranca
1960
7.0A young woman takes care of her father and silblings after the death of her mother, giving up love in the process.
Estrellita
1947
9.0Story about a humble musician who triumphs overcoming his failures and a young woman arrives in Buenos Aires from the interior of the country in search of triumph but finds death.
Corrientes, calle de ensueños
1949
7.1A crime writer searching for the truth about a personal tragedy becomes involved in a murder investigation.
The Beast Must Die
1952
9.0Based on a famous Chilean musical play first performed in 1960, this Spanish-Argentinian adaptation is the story of a young woman from the country who comes to the big city in search of love and leisure, only to discover the true value of her roots.
La pérgola de las flores
1965
It was never released commercially. Its plot is unknown.
Good Night, My Love
1961
Behind the camera
8.0In the delta islands of the Paraná, a woman is the object of desire of the village's men.
La potranca
1960
8.0In the delta islands of the Paraná, a woman is the object of desire of the village's men.
La potranca
1960
7.0A young woman takes care of her father and silblings after the death of her mother, giving up love in the process.
Estrellita
1947
9.0Story about a humble musician who triumphs overcoming his failures and a young woman arrives in Buenos Aires from the interior of the country in search of triumph but finds death.
Corrientes, calle de ensueños
1949
7.1A crime writer searching for the truth about a personal tragedy becomes involved in a murder investigation.
The Beast Must Die
1952
7.1A crime writer searching for the truth about a personal tragedy becomes involved in a murder investigation.
The Beast Must Die
1952
9.0Based on a famous Chilean musical play first performed in 1960, this Spanish-Argentinian adaptation is the story of a young woman from the country who comes to the big city in search of love and leisure, only to discover the true value of her roots.
La pérgola de las flores
1965
It was never released commercially. Its plot is unknown.
Good Night, My Love
1961
7.0The biography of the singer Francisco Alves. It narrates his father's opposition to his singing, his adventure in the circus, his love affairs and breakups, his discovery in a bar at dawn and, finally, his success cut short when he died in 1952 in a car accident.
Chico Viola Não Morreu
1955
8.0An obsessive reporter is locked in an asylum where some murders will take place.
Reportaje en el infierno
1959
NRThis medium-length documentary film, which is also slightly advertise-driven, goes through the process of selection and training of young talents at the River Plate Soccer School that was run by Carlos Peucelle, and it also documents the Argentine history of the most popular sport, combining archive footage (including a recorded training of River's "La Máquina" team) with cartoons designed and directed by Oscar Desplats, Carlos Ávila and Oscar Grillo.
El juego más hermoso del mundo
1964
6.3In view of his mother's death, a dancer quits the show he was presenting and loses everything gambling.
Esta es mi vida
1952
NRBased on the career of Juan Manuel Fangio, an Argentine motorist who, in his first season in Formula 1, in 1950, achieved the runner-up; and that then between 1951 and 1958 he would obtain five world titles in Formula 1, driving with Mercedes Benz, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari.
Fangio, el demonio de las pistas
1950
NRBased on the career of Juan Manuel Fangio, an Argentine motorist who, in his first season in Formula 1, in 1950, achieved the runner-up; and that then between 1951 and 1958 he would obtain five world titles in Formula 1, driving with Mercedes Benz, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari.
Fangio, el demonio de las pistas
1950
7.0A man falls in love with a woman who leads him to commit a robbery, when he is released from prison he takes refuge in a convent.
El dinero de Dios
1959
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
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
NRThe life of the famous poet Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), who lived in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo and who painted the customs of the people of those years like no one else.
La calle junto a la luna
1951
7.5Upon learning of the murder of a friend, a police inspector sets out to take justice on his own. This attitude, contrary to his usual convictions, will gradually destroy him.
Orden de matar
1965
9.0A young widow goes to a marriage agency where she is introduced to three hired suitors who end up falling in love with her.
Una viuda casi alegre
1950
10.0Luisa Soler, a young and wealthy lawyer, travels to the province of Buenos Aires with her aunt Totona and there she meets a humble composer of tangos, Martín Salazar. The meeting between them creates confusion for his girlfriend and, after several moments of tension and strong arguments, Martin asks Luisa to clarify the situation with her fiancée. But when the lawyer decides to do something, it changes for both of them. Both realize that they love each other and that, beyond the different lives they lead, they will fight to be together.
La doctora quiere tangos
1949
6.7A celestial envoy comes to Earth to help solve some small conflicts between humans, related to their attitude and relationships.
Todo el año es Navidad
1960
9.0A girl teenager pretends to be a woman to conquer a drunk french actor.
Un centavo de mujer
1958
NRA girl commits a crime first by her father and then by criminals.
La niña del gato
1953
NRA girl commits a crime first by her father and then by criminals.
La niña del gato
1953
10.0A girl's school gets turned into a brothel during holidays.
Villa Delicia, playa de estacionamiento, música ambiental
1966
7.0While a drought and debts overwhelm a farmer, the arrival of a Polish visitor will make him see the world in another way.
Con el sudor de tu frente
1950
9.0Eager to have a crystal ball, a child works to buy it but is accused of a robbery he did not commit.
Barcos de papel
1963
An archaeologist travels to the Quebrada de Humahuaca to work and forget a personal drama.
Los dioses ajenos
1958
7.0Based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdós.
El abuelo
1954
9.0Based on the popular TV program, the film follows a middle-class family with their problems and joys.
La familia Falcón
1963
7.8A man tries to cheat on his wife, but even though he stops earlier, everyone believes that he was unfaithful.
El hombre virgen
1956
7.8A man tries to cheat on his wife, but even though he stops earlier, everyone believes that he was unfaithful.
El hombre virgen
1956
7.0In Cerro Bayo, a mountainous region of Patagonia on the Chilean border, a Kolla Indian falls in love with a girl from another village. His mother disapproves the relationship and hates the woman. When the girl becomes pregnant with his baby, he must travel to find better work, leaving her alone with the mother's wrath.
Horizontes de piedra
1956
7.0In Cerro Bayo, a mountainous region of Patagonia on the Chilean border, a Kolla Indian falls in love with a girl from another village. His mother disapproves the relationship and hates the woman. When the girl becomes pregnant with his baby, he must travel to find better work, leaving her alone with the mother's wrath.
Horizontes de piedra
1956
5.8An ex-crack who lives off the memory of a goal that he scored against the Uruguayans lives in Montevideo an adventure with a young millionaire.
Fantoche
1957
