Leopoldo Torres Ríos (27 December 1899 – 10 April 1960) was an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
. His brother
Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
. His son was the film director and screenwriter
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
Rios initially solely began as a
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
, writing for his first film ''
Palomas rubias
''Palomas rubias'' (English language:Blond Doves) is a 1920 Argentine romantic comedy film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra with Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film premiered in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Repu ...
'' 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.
Filmography
As director
* ''
El puñal del mazorquero'' (1923)
* ''
Buenos Aires bohemio'' (1924)
* ''
Empleada se necesita'' (1925)
* ''
El conventillo de la Paloma
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso'' is a 1937 Argentine drama film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film was based on a play by Alberto Vaccarezza and premiered in Buenos Aires on February 18, 1937. It starred Floren Delbene.
The fil ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Adiós Buenos Aires
''Adiós Buenos Aires'' (English language: ''Goodbye Buenos Aires'') is a 1938 Argentine musical film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film starred Tito Lusiardo and a 19-year-old Amelia Bence.
The film is a musical about tan ...
'' (1938)
* ''
La vuelta al nido'' (1938)
* ''
La estancia del gaucho Cruz
''La Estancia de gaucho Cruz'' is a 1938 Argentine comedy film directed by Leopoldo Torres Rios. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Bue ...
'' (1938)
* ''
El sobretodo de Céspedes'' (1939)
* ''
Los pagarés de Mendieta'' (1939)
* ''
La luz de un fósforo'' (1940)
* ''
Sinvergüenza'' (1940)
* ''
El mozo número 13
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (1941)
* ''
¡Gaucho!'' (1942)
* ''
El comisario de Tranco Largo'' (1942)
* ''
El juego del amor y del azar
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1944)
* ''
La tía de Carlos
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1946)
* ''
La mujer más honesta del mundo
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Santos Vega vuelve
''Santos Vega Returns'' (Spanish:''Santos Vega vuelve'') is a 1947 Argentine historical adventure film directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos and starring Juan José Miguez, Delfy de Ortega and Pedro Maratea.Hammer p.5 It is based on the story of Santo ...
'' (1947)
* ''
El hombre del sábado
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Pelota de trapo Pelota ( Spanish for ''ball'') can refer to the popular and shortened names for a number of ball games:
* Basque pelota
* Chaza
* Jai alai
* Mesoamerican ballgame
* Palla
* Pelota mixteca
* Valencian pilota
* Frontenis
* Pétanque
* Racketl ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Romance sin palabras'' (1948)
* ''
El hijo de la calle'' (1949)
* ''
Pantalones cortos
''Pantalones cortos'' (English: ''Short pants'') is a 1949 Argentine black-and-white film, directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos and written by him and Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was premiered on June 22, 1949.
Cast
* Toscanito …Eduardito
* Pieri ...
'' (1949)
* ''
El hombre de las sorpresas'' (1949)
* ''
El nieto de Congreve
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1949)
* ''
El crimen de Oribe
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1950)
* ''
El regreso'' (1950)
* ''
Corazón fiel
''Corazón fiel'' is a 1954 Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, histo ...
'' (1951)
* ''
La encrucijada'' (1952)
* ''
En cuerpo y alma
''In Body and Soul'' (''En cuerpo y alma'') is a 1951 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. It stars Armando Bó, Héctor Armendáriz and Julia Sandoval.
Cast
* Armando Bo as Antonio Núñez
* Héctor Armendáriz as Pedro Guzmán
* Ju ...
'' (1953)
* ''
El hijo del crack
''El Hijo del crack'' (meaning "Son of the Star") is a 1953 Argentine football drama film co-directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and Leopoldo Torres Ríos and starring Armando Bo and Oscar Rovito. The film, a tale of a dwindling professional foot ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso'' is a 1937 Argentine drama film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film was based on a play by Alberto Vaccarezza and premiered in Buenos Aires on February 18, 1937. It starred Floren Delbene.
The fil ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Edad difícil
Eadhadh is the Irish language, Irish name of the nineteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚓ. In Old Irish, the letter name was Edad. Its phonetic value is The original meaning of the letter name is unknown, but it is likely an artificiall ...
'' (1956)
* ''
Demasiado jóvenes'' (1958)
* ''
Campo virgen
Campo may refer to:
Places
;Cameroon
* Campo, Cameroon, in the South Province
;Equatorial Guinea
* Río Campo, in the Litoral Province
;France
* Campo, Corse-du-Sud, a commune on the island of Corsica
;Italy
* Campo P.G., a World War II prison ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Aquello que amamos'' (1959)
As screenwriter
* ''
Palomas rubias
''Palomas rubias'' (English language:Blond Doves) is a 1920 Argentine romantic comedy film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra with Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film premiered in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Repu ...
'' (1920)
* ''
La gaucha
''La Gaucha'' is a 1920 Argentine silent film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra with Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film premiered in Argentina on 27 April 1920.
Cast
* Álvaro Escobar as Lamento, el trovador del pago
*Elena Guido as Just ...
'' (1921)
* ''
De nuestras pampas'' (1923)
* ''
El guapo del arrabal''(1923)
* ''
El puñal del mazorquero'' (1923)
* ''
Buenos Aires bohemio'' (1924)
* ''
Empleada se necesita'' (1925)
* ''
El conventillo de la Paloma
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso'' is a 1937 Argentine drama film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film was based on a play by Alberto Vaccarezza and premiered in Buenos Aires on February 18, 1937. It starred Floren Delbene.
The fil ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Adiós Buenos Aires
''Adiós Buenos Aires'' (English language: ''Goodbye Buenos Aires'') is a 1938 Argentine musical film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film starred Tito Lusiardo and a 19-year-old Amelia Bence.
The film is a musical about tan ...
'' (1938)
* ''
La vuelta al nido'' (1938)
* ''
La estancia del gaucho Cruz
''La Estancia de gaucho Cruz'' is a 1938 Argentine comedy film directed by Leopoldo Torres Rios. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Bue ...
'' (1938)
* ''
El sobretodo de Céspedes'' (1939)
* ''
Los pagarés de Mendieta'' (1939)
* ''
La luz de un fósforo'' (1940)
* ''
Sinvergüenza'' (1940)
* ''
La piel de zapa'' (1943)
* ''
El mozo número 13
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (1941)
* ''
¡Gaucho!'' (1942)
* ''
El comisario de Tranco Largo'' (1942)
* ''
El juego del amor y del azar
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1944)
* ''
La tía de Carlos
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1946)
* ''
La mujer más honesta del mundo
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1947)
* ''
El hombre del sábado
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Pelota de trapo Pelota ( Spanish for ''ball'') can refer to the popular and shortened names for a number of ball games:
* Basque pelota
* Chaza
* Jai alai
* Mesoamerican ballgame
* Palla
* Pelota mixteca
* Valencian pilota
* Frontenis
* Pétanque
* Racketl ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Romance sin palabras'' (1948)
* ''
Pantalones cortos
''Pantalones cortos'' (English: ''Short pants'') is a 1949 Argentine black-and-white film, directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos and written by him and Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was premiered on June 22, 1949.
Cast
* Toscanito …Eduardito
* Pieri ...
'' (1949)
* ''
El nieto de Congreve
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1949)
* ''
El hijo de la calle'' (1949)
* ''
El regreso'' (1950)
* ''
La encrucijada'' (1952)
* ''
En cuerpo y alma
''In Body and Soul'' (''En cuerpo y alma'') is a 1951 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. It stars Armando Bó, Héctor Armendáriz and Julia Sandoval.
Cast
* Armando Bo as Antonio Núñez
* Héctor Armendáriz as Pedro Guzmán
* Ju ...
'' (1953)
* ''
El hijo del crack
''El Hijo del crack'' (meaning "Son of the Star") is a 1953 Argentine football drama film co-directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and Leopoldo Torres Ríos and starring Armando Bo and Oscar Rovito. The film, a tale of a dwindling professional foot ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso'' is a 1937 Argentine drama film directed and written by Leopoldo Torres Ríos. The film was based on a play by Alberto Vaccarezza and premiered in Buenos Aires on February 18, 1937. It starred Floren Delbene.
The fil ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Edad difícil
Eadhadh is the Irish language, Irish name of the nineteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚓ. In Old Irish, the letter name was Edad. Its phonetic value is The original meaning of the letter name is unknown, but it is likely an artificiall ...
'' (1956)
* ''
Demasiado jóvenes'' (1958)
* ''
Campo virgen
Campo may refer to:
Places
;Cameroon
* Campo, Cameroon, in the South Province
;Equatorial Guinea
* Río Campo, in the Litoral Province
;France
* Campo, Corse-du-Sud, a commune on the island of Corsica
;Italy
* Campo P.G., a World War II prison ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Aquello que amamos'' (1959)
External links
*
1899 births
1960 deaths
Argentine film directors
Argentine film producers
Male screenwriters
People from Vicente López Partido
Deaths from lung cancer
Deaths from cancer in Argentina
20th-century Argentine screenwriters
20th-century Argentine male writers
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