Alfredo Alcón

Acting

Alfredo Alcón

Born 1930-03-03 · Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Alfredo Félix Alcón was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies since his first one and received many recognitions for his work: among others, the Silver Condor, the Martin Fierro Award and the 1981 Diamond Konex Award.

Acting credits

Martín Fierro poster
5.8

The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.

Martín Fierro

1968

Cortázar poster
6.2

A portrait which explores the legacy and impact of novelist Julio Cortazar's art, perceptively examining it within the context of shifting tides of Argentine culture and politics. The author reads his own texts in this poetic documentary.

Cortázar

1994

Güemes, la tierra en armas poster
8.0

The story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.

Güemes, la tierra en armas

1971

The Candidate poster
8.5

An old politician is claimed by his party to be a candidate in the next elections.

The Candidate

1959

Son of the Bride poster
7.5

At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past.

Son of the Bride

2001

Kid Head poster
5.6

The life of "El Pibe Cabeza", a real-life Argentine gangster in the '30s.

Kid Head

1975

Pubis angelical poster
5.1

It's about three women, three stories, or perhaps a single story in different projections of time and space. The Mistress wishes to unravel the meaning of being a woman is the victim of Hollywood. Ana is the product of a society ruled or dominated by men.

Pubis angelical

1982

Jandro poster
5.3

After marrying a rich heiress, a young man from humble origins is dedicated to looking for coal in the surroundings of Gijón.

Jandro

1965

Summerskin poster
6.0

In this drama, a still-young grandmother has a suitor whose son is suffering from an incurable illness. The woman knows that the son has fallen in love with her granddaughter, but the granddaughter does not reciprocate his feelings. Convinced she should do something about that situation, grandmother talks her granddaughter into going on a trip to Paris with the young man -- intent on bringing the two together. But this simple plan, it turns out, has unforeseen consequences

Summerskin

1961

Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf poster
7.1

The Mighty One offers Nazareno Cruz all the wealth in the world if he agrees to abandon his beloved; otherwise, the curse that supposedly weighs on him will be fulfilled.

Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf

1975

Zafra poster
6.8

A social drama centered on the miserable conditions experencied by cane cutters in Argentina's north.

Zafra

1959

The Innocents poster
5.9

A bank employee changes his life radically after the tragic death of his wife in a car accident along with a widower industrial.

The Innocents

1963

Painted Lips poster
6.6

The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

Painted Lips

1974

Cohen vs. Rosi poster
5.5

Two rival families of different origin join the force by the love of two young. The journalist Ariel Cohen falls in love for Carla Rosi, while investigating his father, Giancarlo, a wealthy shady business that is congressional candidate with presidential aspirations.

Cohen vs. Rosi

1998

The Seven Madmen poster
6.3

After committing a fraud on the company where he work, a man meets a strange character who will introduce him to a group that plot a terrorist attack.

The Seven Madmen

1973

A Difficult Widow poster
5.5

In colonial Buenos Aires a widow marries a condemned man out of spite.

A Difficult Widow

1957

The Knight of the Sword poster
7.3

The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

The Knight of the Sword

1970

La morocha poster
9.0

A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his nephew, a sensitive boy who wants to be a musician.

La morocha

1958

La pícara soñadora poster
5.0

A store clerk lives in the furniture section without anyone noticing.

La pícara soñadora

1956

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

Love Letters of a Nun poster
4.0

Spain 1640, the reverend superior nun Mariana, attends the death of her younger sister, Isabel's husband, who is overcome with hopelessness and heartache. Isabel then kisses and caresses the cadaver's exposed body as if he were still alive. Mother Mariana

Love Letters of a Nun

1978

Un idilio de estación poster
10.0

A girl falls in love with the son of a rancher, who gives her certain illusions about their relationship.

Un idilio de estación

1978

The Mafia poster
6.3

The business of the Donato family, an Italian-Argentine criminal organization, is a success. They have bought judges, lawyers and even politicians, but after a kidnapping goes wrong, a civil war starts in the Donato crime family. Based on a real event of the Galiffi crime family, a real Italian pro-Fascism mafia that conquered in the 1920's and 1930's the city of Rosario, the Chicago of Latin America.

The Mafia

1972

The Rats poster
6.6

Returning from Switzerland, a young investigator meets María, his father's new wife. They immediately feel an irresistible attraction, which he tries to overcome by mixing it up with another woman.

The Rats

1963