Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
56 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 5, 1924
- Died
- Sep 8, 1978 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Also known as
- Leopoldo Torres Nilsson · Leo Towers · Babsy
Biography
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).
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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson: movies and TV shows
Acting (3)
- 2024 Mi padre y yo
as (Material de archivo)
- 1971
- 1954
Behind the camera (55)
- 2011 El derrotado
Book
- 1982 Fiebre amarilla
Writer
- 1976 Piedra libre
Writer, Director
- 1976 Farewell, Sui Géneris
Producer
- 1975 Diary of a Pig War
Director, Screenplay
- 1975 Jewish Gauchos
Producer
- 1975 Kid Head
Director, Writer
- 1974 Painted Lips
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1974 La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro
Associate Producer
- 1973 The Seven Madmen
Director, Screenplay
- 1972 The Mafia
Director, Writer
- 1971 Güemes, la tierra en armas
Director, Screenplay
- 1970 The Knight of the Sword
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1969 The Dependent
Producer
- 1968 Martín Fierro
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1967 Los traidores de San Ángel
Director, Writer
- 1967 Monday's Child
Director, Screenplay
- 1966 The Eavesdropper
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1965 Once Upon a Tractor
Writer, Director
- 1963 The Terrace
Writer, Director
- 1962 The Female: Seventy Times Seven
Director, Writer
- 1962 Homage at Siesta Time
Director, Writer
- 1961 Summerskin
Writer, Director, Producer
- 1961 The Hand in the Trap
Director, Screenplay
- 1960 Un guapo del 900
Director, Writer
- 1960 The Party Is Over
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1959 La caída
Director, Writer
- 1958 The Kidnapper
Director, Writer
- 1957 The House of the Angel
Director, Screenplay
- 1957 The trees of Buenos Aires
Director
- 1956 El protegido
Director, Writer
- 1956 Graciela
Director
- 1955 Para vestir santos
Director
- 1954 La Tigra
Director
- 1954 Days of Hate
Director, Screenplay
- 1953 El hijo del crack
Director, Writer
- 1952 Facundo, el tigre de los llanos
Supervising Technical Director, Screenplay
- 1950 The Crime of Oribe
Director, Writer
- 1949 El nieto de Congreve
Assistant Director, Writer
- 1949 Pantalones Cortos
Director of Operations
- 1949 El hombre de las sorpresas
Screenplay, Assistant Director
- 1949 El hijo de la calle
Writer, Assistant Director
- 1948 Romance sin palabras
Assistant Director, Screenplay
- 1948 Pelota de trapo
Writer, Assistant Director
- 1947 El hombre del sábado
Second Assistant Art Director
- 1947 Santos Vega vuelve
Writer
- 1947 El muro
Director, Writer
- 1946 Tres millones... y el amor
Assistant Director
- 1946 La tía de Carlos
Assistant Director
- 1946 Un modelo de París
Assistant Director
- 1942 El comisario de Tranco Largo
Assistant Director
- 1942 Orca
Assistant Director
- 1941 El mozo número 13
Assistant Director
- 1940 Sinvergüenza
Assistant Director
- 1940 La luz de un fósforo
Assistant Director
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2018