Ricardo Darín

Acting

Ricardo Darín

Born 1957-01-16 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ricardo Darín (born January 16, 1957) is an Argentine actor. Darín is one of the biggest movie stars in Argentina. He played a number of parts in TV series for several years where he became popular as a young leading actor. His most prominent roles as a film actor include Nine Queens (2000), El Hijo de la Novia (2001), Luna de Avellaneda (2004), El Aura (2005) and La Señal (2007), which was also his directorial debut. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009).

Acting credits

The Secret in Their Eyes poster
8.0

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

The Secret in Their Eyes

2009

Wild Tales poster
7.9

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.

Wild Tales

2014

Kóblic poster
6.0

Colonia Helena, Argentina. The mysterious Tomás Kóblic, a former Navy pilot, works as a fumigator while dealing with his dark past and the intrigues of the corrupt police commissioner…

Kóblic

2016

Everybody Knows poster
6.5

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

Everybody Knows

2018

Argentina 1985 poster
7.8

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.

Argentina 1985

2022

Nine Queens poster
7.8

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".

Nine Queens

2000

Heroic Losers poster
7.6

In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. Now, they will unite to recover the lost money and give the blow of their lives to their greatest enemy.

Heroic Losers

2019

I Choose to Believe poster
7.6

It narrates the epic title obtained by the Argentine National Team in the World Cup Qatar 2022 with testimonies of the protagonists, told from the intimacy and in first person.

I Choose to Believe

2023

Truman poster
7.0

Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

Truman

2015

XXY poster
6.8

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.

XXY

2007

Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas poster
5.6

Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.

Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas

2014

Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas poster
5.6

Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.

Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas

2014

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

The Summit poster
5.9

At a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and alliances are in discussion, Argentine president Hernán Blanco endures political and family drama that will force him to face his own demons.

The Summit

2017

Open Day and Night poster
6.6

A motel that is open all day specializes in beautiful women, and a couple of men decide to visit their rooms.

Open Day and Night

1981

Chinese Take-Away poster
7.3

A comedy that chronicles a chance encounter between Robert and a Chinese named Jun who wanders lost through the city of Buenos Aires in search of his uncle after being assaulted by a taxi driver and his henchmen.

Chinese Take-Away

2011

Delirium poster
5.0

A group of friends is looking for a change in their lives. Believing that a film will bring them fame and wealth, they embark on the project without many cinematic knowledge, but with a famous actor in mind to star: Ricardo Darín.

Delirium

2014

Kamchatka poster
6.7

In 1976, Argentina fell into the hands of a de facto government. Thousands of citizens are persecuted and kidnapped. This is the case of the parents of two children, who, knowing they are wanted, decide to hide.

Kamchatka

2002

The Aura poster
7.0

A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…

The Aura

2005

7th Floor poster
5.8

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián, a successful lawyer, leaves his ex-wife's condo, located on the seventh floor of an apartment building, to take his two children to school. While they run down the stairs, he uses the elevator. Once on the ground floor, Sebastián awaits the arrival of the children.

7th Floor

2013

The Vulture poster
4.3

In Argentina over 8,000 people die in traffic accidents every year. Behind each of these tragedies is a flourishing industry founded on insurance payouts and legal loopholes. Sosa is a lawyer who tours the A&E Departments of the public hospitals and the police stations in search of potential clients. Luján is a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces. Their love story kicks off one night when Luján and Sosa meet in the street. She's trying to save a man's life; he wants him on his client portfolio

The Vulture

2010

Entre los Barras Bravas poster
5.0

Jon Sistiaga gives an inside and outside look into Argentina's Barra Bravas, the world's most violent football fans, who besides being radical fanatics for their club, they're organized as true mafias.

Entre los Barras Bravas

2011

Te amo poster
8.0

A single pregnant teenager goes to live with her uncle, a mediocre entertainer in a seedy cabaret.

Te amo

1986

Black Snow poster
6.0

Accused of killing his brother during adolescence, Salvador lives alone in the middle of Patagonia. Several decades later, his brother Marcos and his sister-in-law Laura, come to convince him to sell the lands they share by inheritance.

Black Snow

2017

Behind the camera