Actor

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Directing

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Movies: 55Series: 0Crew credits: 53

TMDB ID: 116197

IMDb ID: nm0868355

Known for: Directing

Born: May 5, 1924

Died: September 8, 1978

Age: 54

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1940 - 2024

Years active: 85

Average TMDB rating: 5.9

Wikidata: Q716563

Also known as

Leopoldo Torres Nilsson • Leo Towers • Babsy

Other jobs

Director (30)Assistant Director (11)Writer (4)Producer (3)Associate Producer (1)Book (1)Director of Operations (1)Second Assistant Art Director (1)

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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