Production

Edgardo Pallero

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Toss Me a Dime poster
7.1

Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. Considered the first survey-on-film in Latin America.

Toss Me a Dime

1958

Sin tregua poster
6.0

A documentary short on the treatment of tuberculosis patients in Santa Fe, Argentina.

Sin tregua

1966

The Hour of the Furnaces poster
6.9

An impassioned three-part documentary of the liberation struggle waged throughout Latin America, using Argentina as a historical example of the imperialist exploitation of the continent. Part I: Neo-Colonialism and Violence is a historical, geographic, and economic analysis of Argentina. Part II: An Act For Liberation examines the ten-year reign of Juan Perón (1945-55) and the activities of the Peronist movement after his fall from power. Part III: Violence and Liberation studies the role of violence in the national liberation process and constitutes a call for action.

The Hour of the Furnaces

1968

Pescadores poster
NR

A survey on the economic exploitation of Paraná fishermen.

Pescadores

1969

La Pampa Gringa poster
8.0

“My life was the same as that of thousands of gringos: I plowed and sowed the land, and went to the bar on Sunday.” Such is the refrain throughout LA PAMPA GRINGA, which endeavors to relate the sense of community built by the European settlers who in 1865 first colonized the town of Esperanza, located in Birri’s native province of Santa Fe. Largely consisting of juxtaposed daguerreotypes from the period and newspaper printings, LA PAMPA GRINGA exhibits Birri’s ability to weave narratives out of historical documentation in deft, admirable form.

La Pampa Gringa

1963

Viva Cariri poster
9.0

The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.

Viva Cariri

1970

A Cantoria poster
NR

In May 1969 at Tres Irmãos Farm, Caruaru, PE: Lourival Batista and Severino Pinto, two singers by profession, meet for a challenge. This film documents some moments of the Cantoria.

A Cantoria

1970