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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Born
May 5, 1924
Died
September 8, 1978
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
Graciela
(1956)
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Sinvergüenza
(1940)
Assistant Director
La luz de un fósforo
(1940)
Assistant Director
El mozo número 13
(1941)
Assistant Director
Orca
(1942)
Assistant Director
El comisario de Tranco Largo
(1942)
Assistant Director
Tres millones... y el amor
(1946)
Assistant Director
Un modelo de París
(1946)
Assistant Director
La tía de Carlos
(1946)
Assistant Director
Romance sin palabras
(1948)
Assistant Director
Pelota de trapo
(1948)
Assistant Director
El nieto de Congreve
(1949)
Assistant Director
El hijo de la calle
(1949)
Assistant Director
El hombre de las sorpresas
(1949)
Assistant Director
The Crime of Oribe
(1950)
Director
El hijo del crack
(1953)
Director
Days of Hate
(1954)
Director
La Tigra
(1954)
Director
Para vestir santos
(1955)
Director
El protegido
(1956)
Director
Graciela
(1956)
Director
The House of the Angel
(1957)
Director
The trees of Buenos Aires
(1957)
Director
The Kidnapper
(1958)
Director
La caída
(1959)
Director
Un guapo del 900
(1960)
Director
Fin de fiesta
(1960)
Director
Summerskin
(1961)
Director
The Hand in the Trap
(1961)
Director
Homage at Siesta Time
(1962)
Director
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
(1962)
Director
The Terrace
(1963)
Director
Once Upon a Tractor
(1965)
Director
The Eavesdropper
(1966)
Director
Los traidores de San Ángel
(1967)
Director
Monday's Child
(1967)
Director
Martín Fierro
(1968)
Director
The Knight of the Sword
(1970)
Director
Güemes, la tierra en armas
(1971)
Director
The Mafia
(1972)
Director
The Seven Madmen
(1973)
Director
Painted Lips
(1974)
Director
Diary of a Pig War
(1975)
Director
Kid Head
(1975)
Director
Piedra libre
(1976)
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