Benjamín Ávila

Directing

Benjamín Ávila

Born

1972-01-01 (54)

Place of birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known for

Directing

Credits

12 titles

Known for

The Woman in the Line poster
7.3

Andrea visits her incarcerated son for the first time. Initially eyed with suspicion by other women in line, she gradually gains their trust — and emerges as a powerful advocate for justice reform.

The Woman in the Line

2025

I'm Gilda poster
7.6

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.

I'm Gilda

2016

Historias Breves II: Vete de mí poster
6.7

Short tribute to Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, better known by his stage name "Bola de Nieve", a successful Cuban singer, composer and pianist.

Historias Breves II: Vete de mí

1996

Clandestine Childhood poster
6.9

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.

Clandestine Childhood

2012

No artwork available
10.0

A young American journalist attempts to piece together the fractured memories of a love lost amidst the ongoing Juarez, Mexico murders.

Muertas

2007

Nietos (Identidad y memoria) poster
8.0

Documentary about children stolen during Argentina's dictatorship that collects testimonies from kidnapped between 1976 and 1983. During these years, thousands of people were kidnapped and murdered with impunity. In many cases, the state appropriated the newborns of pregnant women at the time of his abduction. The disappearance of 500 children is one of the darkest legacies of this period. However, the tireless work of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo became possible that a hundred of these children were returned to their families.

Nietos (Identidad y memoria)

2004

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Woman in the Line poster
7.3

Andrea visits her incarcerated son for the first time. Initially eyed with suspicion by other women in line, she gradually gains their trust — and emerges as a powerful advocate for justice reform.

The Woman in the Line

2025

The Woman in the Line poster
7.3

Andrea visits her incarcerated son for the first time. Initially eyed with suspicion by other women in line, she gradually gains their trust — and emerges as a powerful advocate for justice reform.

The Woman in the Line

2025

I'm Gilda poster
7.6

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.

I'm Gilda

2016

Clandestine Childhood poster
6.9

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.

Clandestine Childhood

2012

Clandestine Childhood poster
6.9

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.

Clandestine Childhood

2012

Clandestine Childhood poster
6.9

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.

Clandestine Childhood

2012

Nietos (Identidad y memoria) poster
8.0

Documentary about children stolen during Argentina's dictatorship that collects testimonies from kidnapped between 1976 and 1983. During these years, thousands of people were kidnapped and murdered with impunity. In many cases, the state appropriated the newborns of pregnant women at the time of his abduction. The disappearance of 500 children is one of the darkest legacies of this period. However, the tireless work of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo became possible that a hundred of these children were returned to their families.

Nietos (Identidad y memoria)

2004

Veo veo poster
NR

A class project leads 8-year-old Juancho to discover the shocking truth behind his father's disappearance.

Veo veo

2006