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Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Film Director / Screenwriter / Composer | * 12/27/1899 († 60, 04/10/1960) | Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Leopoldo Torres Ríos (27 December 1899 – 10 April 1960) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer. His son was the film director and screenwriter Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Rios initially solely began as a screenwriter, writing for his first film Palomas rubias in 1920 but by 1923 he began simultaneously directing and writing for his films, producing over 40 films between the early 1920s and 1959 when he was taken ill with lung cancer. He died on 10 April 1960, aged 60, in his native Buenos Aires. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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Movies with Leopoldo Torres Ríos as Crew(83)

Directing/Director1959 What We Love
Sound/Music1959 What We Love
Writing/Writer1959 What We Love
Crew/Script1959 Virgin field
Directing/Director1959 Virgin field
Directing/Director1958 Demasiado jóvenes
Writing/Writer1958 Demasiado jóvenes
Directing/Director1956 Edad difícil
Writing/Writer1956 Edad difícil
Directing/Director1955 Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
Production/Producer1955 Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
Writing/Writer1955 Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
Directing/Director1954 Faithful Love
Directing/Director1953 El hijo del crack
Writing/Writer1953 El hijo del crack
Directing/Director1953 En cuerpo y alma
Writing/Writer1953 En cuerpo y alma
Directing/Director1950 The Crime of Oribe
Production/Producer1950 The Crime of Oribe
Directing/Director1950 El regreso
Production/Producer1950 El regreso
Writing/Writer1950 El regreso
Directing/Director1949 El nieto de Congreve
Writing/Writer1949 El nieto de Congreve
Directing/Director1949 El hombre de las sorpresas
Directing/Director1949 El hijo de la calle
Production/Producer1949 El hijo de la calle
Writing/Writer1949 El hijo de la calle
Directing/Director1949 Pantalones Cortos
Directing/Director1948 Romance sin palabras
Writing/Screenplay1948 Romance sin palabras
Directing/Director1948 Pelota de trapo
Writing/Writer1948 Pelota de trapo
Directing/Director1947 El hombre del sábado
Directing/Director1947 Santos Vega vuelve
Writing/Writer1947 Santos Vega vuelve
Directing/Director1947 La mujer más honesta del mundo
Directing/Director1946 La tía de Carlos
Sound/Songs1946 La tía de Carlos
Writing/Screenplay1946 La tía de Carlos
Directing/Director1944 El juego del amor y del azar
Writing/Writer1944 El juego del amor y del azar
Writing/Writer1944 La danza de la fortuna
Writing/Writer1943 La piel de zapa
Directing/Director1942 El comisario de Tranco Largo
Writing/Writer1942 El comisario de Tranco Largo
Directing/Director1942 ¡Gaucho!
Editing/Editor1942 ¡Gaucho!
Writing/Writer1942 ¡Gaucho!
Directing/Director1941 El mozo número 13
Writing/Writer1941 El mozo número 13
Directing/Director1940 Sinvergüenza
Writing/Screenplay1940 Sinvergüenza
Directing/Director1940 La luz de un fósforo
Directing/Director1939 Los pagarés de Mendieta
Writing/Writer1939 Los pagarés de Mendieta
Directing/Director1939 El sobretodo de Céspedes
Writing/Screenplay1939 El sobretodo de Céspedes
Directing/Director1938 La vuelta al nido
Writing/Screenplay1938 La vuelta al nido
Directing/Director1938 La estancia del gaucho Cruz
Writing/Screenplay1938 La estancia del gaucho Cruz
Directing/Director1938 Adiós Buenos Aires
Writing/Writer1938 Adiós Buenos Aires
Directing/Director1937 Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
Writing/Writer1937 Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
Directing/Director1936 El conventillo de la paloma
Writing/Writer1936 El conventillo de la paloma
Directing/Director1925 Empleada se necesita
Writing/Writer1925 Empleada se necesita
Directing/Director1924 Buenos Aires bohemio
Writing/Writer1924 Buenos Aires bohemio
Writing/Writer1923 El guapo del arrabal
Directing/Director1923 El puñal del mazorquero
Writing/Writer1923 El puñal del mazorquero
Writing/Writer1923 De nuestras pampas
Writing/Writer1922 La muchacha del arrabal
Production/Producer1921 La gaucha
Writing/Writer1921 La gaucha
Writing/Writer1920 Palomas rubias

Citizenship: Argentina
Born: Wednesday, 12/27 1899 (December) in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Died: Sunday, 04/10 1960 (April) in Vicente López Partido (aged: 60)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Leopoldo Torres Ríos frequently works together with these people:
José Cardella (17x, Crew)
José A. Ferreyra (10x, Crew)
Adolfo Z. Wilson (10x, Crew)
Gumer Barreiros (9x, Crew)
Alberto Rinaldi (7x, Cast)
Roque Funes (7x, Crew)
Armando Bó (7x, Crew)
Pedro Maratea (6x, Cast)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:121365, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024