Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Known for: Directing
Born: December 26, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: April 10, 1960
Movies: 46

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.

Best-Known Movies

5.9

Return to the Nest

1938

6.9

Pelota de trapo

1948

8.3

Edad difícil

1956

9.0

The Crime of Oribe

1950

6.8

Adiós Buenos Aires

1938

5.6

En cuerpo y alma

1953

7.4

El juego del amor y del azar

1944

6.7

Santos Vega vuelve

1947

6.0

El hijo del crack

1953

7.5

Lo que le pasó a Reynoso

1937

Filmography

2024

Mi padre y yo

(Material de Archivo)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1959	What We Love	Director, Writer
1959	Virgin field	Director
1958	Demasiado jóvenes	Director, Writer
1956	Edad difícil	Writer, Director
1955	Lo que le pasó a Reynoso	Writer, Director, Producer
1954	Faithful Love	Director
1953	El hijo del crack	Director, Writer
1953	En cuerpo y alma	Writer, Director
1952	The Crossroads	Writer, Director
1950	El regreso	Writer, Director, Producer
1950	The Crime of Oribe	Director, Producer
1949	El nieto de Congreve	Director, Writer
1949	Pantalones Cortos	Director
1949	El hombre de las sorpresas	Director
1949	El hijo de la calle	Director, Producer, Writer
1948	Romance sin palabras	Screenplay, Director
1948	Pelota de trapo	Writer, Director
1947	El hombre del sábado	Director
1947	Santos Vega vuelve	Writer, Director
1947	La mujer más honesta del mundo	Director, Writer
1946	La tía de Carlos	Director, Screenplay
1944	El juego del amor y del azar	Writer, Director
1944	La danza de la fortuna	Writer
1943	La piel de zapa	Writer
1942	El comisario de Tranco Largo	Writer, Director
1942	Orca	Director, Writer
1941	El mozo número 13	Writer, Director
1940	Sinvergüenza	Director, Screenplay
1940	La luz de un fósforo	Director
1939	Los pagarés de Mendieta	Director, Writer
1939	El sobretodo de Céspedes	Screenplay, Director
1938	La estancia del gaucho Cruz	Director, Screenplay
1938	Adiós Buenos Aires	Director, Writer
1938	Return to the Nest	Screenplay, Director
1937	Lo que le pasó a Reynoso	Director, Writer
1936	The Dove's Tenement	Writer, Director
1926	La costurerita que dio aquel mal paso	Writer
1925	Empleada se necesita	Director, Writer
1924	Buenos Aires bohemio	Director, Writer
1923	El guapo del arrabal	Writer
1923	El puñal del mazorquero	Writer, Director
1923	De nuestras pampas	Writer
1922	La muchacha del arrabal	Writer
1921	La gaucha	Writer, Producer
1920	Palomas rubias	Writer

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