Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
Mi padre y yo
as (Material de archivo)
2024
Regreso a Coronel Vallejos
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018
El derrotado
Book (Writing)
2011
Fiebre amarilla
Writer (Writing)
1982
Piedra libre
Director (Directing)
1976
Farewell, Sui Géneris
Producer (Production)
1976
Diary of a Pig War
Director (Directing)
1975
Jewish Gauchos
Producer (Production)
1975
Kid Head
Director (Directing)
1975
Painted Lips
Director (Directing)
1974
La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro
Associate Producer (Production)
1974
The Seven Madmen
Director (Directing)
1973
The Mafia
Director (Directing)
1972
Güemes, la tierra en armas
1971
The Knight of the Sword
Director (Directing)
1970
The Dependent
Producer (Production)
1969
Martín Fierro
Director (Directing)
1968
Los traidores de San Ángel
Director (Directing)
1967
Monday's Child
Director (Directing)
1967
The Eavesdropper
Director (Directing)
1966
Once Upon a Tractor
Director (Directing)
1965
The Terrace
Writer (Writing)
1963
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
Director (Directing)
1962
Homage at Siesta Time
Director (Directing)
1962
Summerskin
Writer (Writing)
1961
The Hand in the Trap
Director (Directing)
1961
Un guapo del 900
Director (Directing)
1960
Fin de fiesta
Director (Directing)
1960
La caída
Director (Directing)
1959
The Kidnapper
Director (Directing)
1958
The House of the Angel
Director (Directing)
1957
The trees of Buenos Aires
Director (Directing)
1957
El protegido
Director (Directing)
1956
Graciela
Director (Directing)
1956
Para vestir santos
Director (Directing)
1955
La Tigra
1954
Days of Hate
Director (Directing)
1954
El hijo del crack
Director (Directing)
1953
Facundo, el tigre de los llanos
Supervising Technical Director (Crew)
1952
The Crime of Oribe
Director (Directing)
1950
El nieto de Congreve
Writer (Writing)
1949
Pantalones Cortos
Director of Operations (Production)
1949
El hombre de las sorpresas
Screenplay (Writing)
1949
El hijo de la calle
Writer (Writing)
1949
Romance sin palabras
Screenplay (Writing)
1948
Pelota de trapo
Assistant Director (Directing)
1948
El hombre del sábado
Second Assistant Art Director (Art)
1947
Santos Vega vuelve
Writer (Writing)
1947
El muro
Director (Directing)
1947
Tres millones... y el amor
Assistant Director (Directing)
1946