
Directing
Leopoldo Torres Ríos
Born 1899-12-26 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Leopoldo Torres Ríos was an Argentine film director, one of the pioneers of Argentine cinema. He directed 37 films, between 1923 and 1959, including three silent films. He was characterized by his intimate gaze and his rejection of openly commercial films. He was also a photographer, tango lyricist and journalist. He was the father of the iconic film director Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
8.5A gaucho kills a man in a duel and must flee.
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
1955
8.5A gaucho kills a man in a duel and must flee.
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
1955
8.5A gaucho kills a man in a duel and must flee.
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
1955
10.0A gang of criminals takes advantage of a dog's intelligence to commit their misdeeds.
Faithful Love
1954
A 1920 film.
Palomas rubias
1920
A 1921 film.
La gaucha
1921
A 1921 film.
La gaucha
1921
7.0The repentance of a jailed man and the teachings to his son.
The Crossroads
1952
7.0The repentance of a jailed man and the teachings to his son.
The Crossroads
1952
7.0A young woman criticized by her family for her dissipated life embarks on a new path.
Sinvergüenza
1940
7.0A young woman criticized by her family for her dissipated life embarks on a new path.
Sinvergüenza
1940
7.0A gaucho flees from justice for murdering a man with whom his girlfriend was betraying him. He settles in a place where he falls in love with a woman, also desired by the local commissioner.
Orca
1942
7.0A gaucho flees from justice for murdering a man with whom his girlfriend was betraying him. He settles in a place where he falls in love with a woman, also desired by the local commissioner.
Orca
1942
9.0A man returns from hell to earth to redeem himself.
El regreso
1950
9.0A man returns from hell to earth to redeem himself.
El regreso
1950
9.0A man returns from hell to earth to redeem himself.
El regreso
1950
7.5After learning that his widowed father will remarry, a boy escapes home.
Pantalones Cortos
1949
9.0A young painter who frequents the poor neighborhoods looking for motifs for his works becomes the lover of a prostitute-singer.
La muchacha del arrabal
1922
8.3The love between two teenagers awakens.
Edad difícil
1956
8.3The love between two teenagers awakens.
Edad difícil
1956
8.0No synopsis available yet.
El guapo del arrabal
1923
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Virgin field
1959
8.0The needy Pedro Céspedes finds a coat that implies for those who wear it a mysterious prodigality of money and jewelry.
El sobretodo de Céspedes
1939
8.0The needy Pedro Céspedes finds a coat that implies for those who wear it a mysterious prodigality of money and jewelry.
El sobretodo de Céspedes
1939
