Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Known For

Directing

Born

May 05, 1924

Died

Sep 08, 1978

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Credits

57 titles

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

Known For

Filmography

2024

Mi padre y yo

(Material de archivo)

Movie
2018

Regreso a Coronel Vallejos

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2011

El derrotado

Book

Movie
1982

Fiebre amarilla

Writer

Movie
1976

Piedra libre

Director

Movie
1976

Farewell, Sui Géneris

Producer

Movie
1975

Diary of a Pig War

Director

Movie
1975

Jewish Gauchos

Producer

Movie
1975

Kid Head

Director

Movie
1974

Painted Lips

Director

Movie
1974

La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro

Associate Producer

Movie
1973

The Seven Madmen

Director

Movie
1972

The Mafia

Director

Movie
1971

Güemes, la tierra en armas

Movie
1970

The Knight of the Sword

Director

Movie
1969

The Dependent

Producer

Movie
1968

Martín Fierro

Director

Movie
1967

Los traidores de San Ángel

Director

Movie
1967

Monday's Child

Director

Movie
1966

The Eavesdropper

Director

Movie
1965

Once Upon a Tractor

Director

Movie
1963

The Terrace

Writer

Movie
1962

The Female: Seventy Times Seven

Director

Movie
1962

Homage at Siesta Time

Director

Movie
1961

Summerskin

Writer

Movie
1961

The Hand in the Trap

Director

Movie
1960

Un guapo del 900

Director

Movie
1960

The Party Is Over

Director

Movie
1959

La caída

Director

Movie
1958

The Kidnapper

Director

Movie
1957

The House of the Angel

Director

Movie
1957

The trees of Buenos Aires

Director

Movie
1956

El protegido

Director

Movie
1956

Graciela

Director

Movie
1955

Para vestir santos

Director

Movie
1954

La Tigra

Movie
1954

Days of Hate

Director

Movie
1953

El hijo del crack

Director

Movie
1952

Facundo, el tigre de los llanos

Supervising Technical Director

Movie
1950

The Crime of Oribe

Director

Movie
1949

El nieto de Congreve

Writer

Movie
1949

Pantalones Cortos

Director of Operations

Movie
1949

El hombre de las sorpresas

Screenplay

Movie
1949

El hijo de la calle

Writer

Movie
1948

Romance sin palabras

Screenplay

Movie
1948

Pelota de trapo

Assistant Director

Movie
1947

El hombre del sábado

Second Assistant Art Director

Movie
1947

Santos Vega vuelve

Writer

Movie
1947

El muro

Director

Movie
1946

Tres millones... y el amor

Assistant Director

Movie