Jorge Luz

Acting

Jorge Luz

Born — Died

1922-05-08 — 2012-07-14

Place of birth

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Known for

I Don't Want to Talk About It poster
6.5

In an Argentine village in the 1930s, the willful Leonor discovers that her beloved daughter, Charlotte, has dwarfism. Attempting to let her have as normal a childhood as possible, Leonor never discusses Charlotte's lack of stature, nor lets anyone else in the village ever mention it. As Charlotte grows up into a smart and self-possessed young woman, local eccentric Ludovico, who collects miniatures, becomes smitten with her.

I Don't Want to Talk About It

1993

Abierto de 18 a 24 poster
9.0

The owner of a tango academy finds the possibility of love after the arrival of a charming character.

Abierto de 18 a 24

1988

Africa Laughs poster
9.0

Four men, known for their reckless actions, are arrested one night after ruining a dinner party. They are soon released and go to visit their uncle who is sick. The four of them decide to travel to Africa to try to find a cure for their uncle, but they get into a big mess.

Africa Laughs

1956

The Plague poster
5.8

In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.

The Plague

1992

We Are the Best poster
10.0

A group of porteños attend the grand final between Manchester and Estudiantes.

We Are the Best

1968

Cuidado con las imitaciones poster
7.0

An American producer arrives in Argentina searching for its most representative artists to film a movie. A group of imitators will try to convince him that they are the real artists he is looking for. The film was conceived as a showcase for the successful radio group "La Cruzada del Buen Humor", the precursor to what would later become "Los Cinco Grandes del Buen Humor", alongside the Cuban vedette Blanquita Amaro.

Cuidado con las imitaciones

1948

Film credits

1990s · 6 titles

I Don't Want to Talk About It poster
6.5

In an Argentine village in the 1930s, the willful Leonor discovers that her beloved daughter, Charlotte, has dwarfism. Attempting to let her have as normal a childhood as possible, Leonor never discusses Charlotte's lack of stature, nor lets anyone else in the village ever mention it. As Charlotte grows up into a smart and self-possessed young woman, local eccentric Ludovico, who collects miniatures, becomes smitten with her.

I Don't Want to Talk About It

1993

The Plague poster
5.8

In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.

The Plague

1992

Delito de corrupción poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Delito de corrupción

1991

Autumn Sun poster
7.4

Clara Goldstein is a lovely, middle-aged Jewish woman who, because of an impending visit from her American brother, is forced to create a contrived relationship with a man of her own faith. She places an ad in a personals column and meets Raul, a well-spoken, handsome and charming man whom she soon discovers is a Gentile and does not fulfill her reason for placing the ad. Having no alternative, Clara proceeds to instruct Raul with an intensive course in Judaism. Their journey is both humorous and captivating, but not without pitfalls. These two mature people risk a last chance at a meaningful relationship in their lives.

Autumn Sun

1996

Dr. Lazarus poster
10.0

Pilot episode of a never-produced horror short series: In 1870, a group of Argentine landowners founded the Logia del Eterno Retorno, sponsoring the research of Poison, a British veterinarian seeking immortality. However, a yellow fever epidemic interrupted his plans. Before dying, Poison managed to inject his formula into his son, who became Lazarus. This child, condemned to immortality, returned to Argentina in 1995, carrying the fever in his body, forcing him to undergo constant transplants. Now, he seeks the heirs of the lodge to recreate his ancestors' formula.

Dr. Lazarus

1992

The Angry Toy poster
9.0

A 16-year-old young man, is fond of weapons and the manufacture of explosives. He participates in robberies and is persecuted by the Police, so his group of friends dissolves and he goes to live in another neighborhood and starts working in a bookstore. Dissatisfied, without expectations and full of resentment, Silvio tries to set the place on fire and flees through the city

The Angry Toy

1998

1970s · 2 titles

1950s · 12 titles

Africa Laughs poster
9.0

Four men, known for their reckless actions, are arrested one night after ruining a dinner party. They are soon released and go to visit their uncle who is sick. The four of them decide to travel to Africa to try to find a cure for their uncle, but they get into a big mess.

Africa Laughs

1956

Los peores del barrio poster
10.0

The members of a neighborhood club are evicted due to complaints from a neighbor.

Los peores del barrio

1955

Veraneo en Mar del Plata poster
7.0

The Five Greats of Good Humor (Los Cinco Grandes Del Buen Humor), a group of comic actors that emerged in the 1940s: Luz, Carret, Gueñol, Rico and Cambón, film a movie in Mar del Plata.

Veraneo en Mar del Plata

1954

Five crazies on the track poster
10.0

A group of friends, artists and mechanics invent a unique, high-powered car carburetor that will allow them to win an important race. The device is stolen, and the prime suspect is the girlfriend of one of them. In their quest to recover it, they become involved in a madcap race of intrigue, confusion, and entanglements, in which the protagonists display all their histrionics and comedy.

Five crazies on the track

1950

El satélite chiflado poster
6.0

While on tour through Latin America, los Grandes del Buen Humor are confused with volunteers for a space travel and get tangled with spies.

El satélite chiflado

1956

Trompada 45 poster
8.0

In their purpose of going to Hollywood ¨Los Cinco Grandes del Buen Humor" are going to stop in Texas.

Trompada 45

1953

Locuras, tiros y mambo poster
7.0

Five friends join a Cuban to face a powerful gang that wants to take over the theater in which they perform.

Locuras, tiros y mambo

1951

Big five and a girl poster
5.5

The five members of a soccer team discover a case of bribery.

Big five and a girl

1950

Desalmados en pena poster
7.0

In a mysterious farm house, a drug is made to resurrect people.

Desalmados en pena

1954

La patrulla chiflada poster
10.0

As stowaways, the "Big Five of Good Humor" arrive in Casablanca. There they will launch themselves in defense of four girls kidnapped by a man, about to be sold to the harem of an Arab sheikh.

La patrulla chiflada

1952

Vigilantes y ladrones poster
10.0

The "Cinco Grandes del Buen Humor" look for a hidden treasure in the basement of a hotel.

Vigilantes y ladrones

1952

Fantasmas asustados poster
8.0

A beautiful girl who lives in an old mansion that is said to be haunted will try with the help of five young people to unmask some scarers.

Fantasmas asustados

1951

1940s · 4 titles