Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Directing May 5, 1924

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres…

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The Female: Seventy Times Seven

The Female: Seventy Times Seven

6.1 1962 Movie
Martín Fierro

Martín Fierro

5.8 1968 Movie
The Dependent

The Dependent

7.0 1969 Movie
The Kidnapper

The Kidnapper

5.7 1958 Movie
La caída

La caída

6.6 1959 Movie
Days of Hate

Days of Hate

6.8 1954 Movie
La Tigra

La Tigra

7.8 1954 Movie
Güemes, la tierra en armas

Güemes, la tierra en armas

8.0 1971 Movie
The House of the Angel

The House of the Angel

7.2 1957 Movie
Painted Lips

Painted Lips

6.6 1974 Movie
Diary of a Pig War

Diary of a Pig War

5.8 1975 Movie
Piedra libre

Piedra libre

7.0 1976 Movie

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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short El muro. His mother was an Argentinian citizen of Swedish descent. His uncle was cinematographer Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Mi padre y yo

    Movie (Material de archivo)

  2. 2018
    Regreso a Coronel Vallejos

    Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

  3. 2011
    El derrotado

    Movie Book

  4. 1982
    Fiebre amarilla

    Movie Writer

  5. 1976
    Piedra libre

    Movie Writer

  6. 1976
    Farewell, Sui Géneris

    Movie Producer

  7. 1975
    Diary of a Pig War

    Movie Director

  8. 1975
    Jewish Gauchos

    Movie Producer

  9. 1975
    Kid Head

    Movie Director

  10. 1974
    Painted Lips

    Movie Director

  11. 1974
    La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro

    Movie Associate Producer

  12. 1973
    The Seven Madmen

    Movie Director

  13. 1972
    The Mafia

    Movie Director

  14. 1971
    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    Movie

  15. 1970
    The Knight of the Sword

    Movie Director

  16. 1969
    The Dependent

    Movie Producer

More credits
  1. 1968
    Martín Fierro

    Movie Director

  2. 1967
    Los traidores de San Ángel

    Movie Director

  3. 1967
    Monday's Child

    Movie Director

  4. 1966
    The Eavesdropper

    Movie Director

  5. 1965
    Once Upon a Tractor

    Movie Writer

  6. 1963
    The Terrace

    Movie Writer

  7. 1962
    The Female: Seventy Times Seven

    Movie Director

  8. 1962
    Homage at Siesta Time

    Movie Director

  9. 1961
    Summerskin

    Movie Writer

  10. 1961
    The Hand in the Trap

    Movie Director

  11. 1960
    Un guapo del 900

    Movie Director

  12. 1960
    The Party Is Over

    Movie Director

  13. 1959
    La caída

    Movie Director

  14. 1958
    The Kidnapper

    Movie Director

  15. 1957
    The House of the Angel

    Movie Director

  16. 1957
    The trees of Buenos Aires

    Movie Director

  17. 1956
    El protegido

    Movie Director

  18. 1956
    Graciela

    Movie Director

  19. 1955
    Para vestir santos

    Movie Director

  20. 1954
    La Tigra

    Movie

  21. 1954
    Days of Hate

    Movie Director

  22. 1953
    El hijo del crack

    Movie Director

  23. 1952
    Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

    Movie Supervising Technical Director

  24. 1950
    The Crime of Oribe

    Movie Director