Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Directing
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
Directing45
moviePiedra libre
1976
Director
movieDiary of a Pig War
1975
Director
movieKid Head
1975
Director
moviePainted Lips
1974
Director
movieThe Seven Madmen
1973
Director
movieThe Mafia
1972
Director
movieThe Knight of the Sword
1970
Director
movieMartín Fierro
1968
Director
movieMonday's Child
1967
Director
movieThe Eavesdropper
1966
Director
movieOnce Upon a Tractor
1965
Director
movieThe Terrace
1963
Director
movieHomage at Siesta Time
1962
Director
movieSummerskin
1961
Director
movieThe Hand in the Trap
1961
Director
movieUn guapo del 900
1960
Director
movieThe Party Is Over
1960
Director
movieLa caída
1959
Director
movieThe Kidnapper
1958
Director
movieThe House of the Angel
1957
Director
movieEl protegido
1956
Director
movieGraciela
1956
Director
moviePara vestir santos
1955
Director
movieLa Tigra
1954
Director
movieDays of Hate
1954
Director
movieEl hijo del crack
1953
Director
movieThe Crime of Oribe
1950
Director
movieEl nieto de Congreve
1949
Assistant Director
movieEl hombre de las sorpresas
1949
Assistant Director
movieEl hijo de la calle
1949
Assistant Director
movieRomance sin palabras
1948
Assistant Director
moviePelota de trapo
1948
Assistant Director
El muro
1947
Director
movieTres millones... y el amor
1946
Assistant Director
movieLa tía de Carlos
1946
Assistant Director
Un modelo de París
1946
Assistant Director
movieEl comisario de Tranco Largo
1942
Assistant Director
movieOrca
1942
Assistant Director
movieEl mozo número 13
1941
Assistant Director
movieSinvergüenza
1940
Assistant Director
movieLa luz de un fósforo
1940
Assistant Director
Writing37
movieFiebre amarilla
1982
Writer
moviePiedra libre
1976
Writer
movieDiary of a Pig War
1975
Screenplay
movieKid Head
1975
Writer
moviePainted Lips
1974
Writer
movieThe Seven Madmen
1973
Screenplay
movieThe Mafia
1972
Writer
movieGüemes, la tierra en armas
1971
Screenplay
movieMartín Fierro
1968
Writer
movieMonday's Child
1967
Screenplay
movieThe Terrace
1963
Writer
movieSummerskin
1961
Writer
movieThe Hand in the Trap
1961
Screenplay
movieLa caída
1959
Writer
movieThe Kidnapper
1958
Writer
movieThe House of the Angel
1957
Screenplay
movieEl protegido
1956
Writer
movieDays of Hate
1954
Screenplay
movieFacundo, el tigre de los llanos
1952
Screenplay
movieEl hombre de las sorpresas
1949
Screenplay
movieRomance sin palabras
1948
Screenplay
moviePelota de trapo
1948
Writer
El muro
1947
Writer
Production11
movieFarewell, Sui Géneris
1976
Producer
movieJewish Gauchos
1975
Producer
moviePainted Lips
1974
Producer
movieLa muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro
1974
Associate Producer
movieThe Knight of the Sword
1970
Producer
movieThe Dependent
1969
Producer
movieMartín Fierro
1968
Producer
movieThe Eavesdropper
1966
Producer
movieSummerskin
1961
Producer
movieThe Party Is Over
1960
Producer
moviePantalones Cortos
1949
Director of Operations
Acting4
movieMi padre y yo
2024
(Material de archivo)
movieRegreso a Coronel Vallejos
2018
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Art1
movieEl hombre del sábado
1947
Second Assistant Art Director
Crew1
movieFacundo, el tigre de los llanos
1952
Supervising Technical Director