Actor

Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.6

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 42Series: 0Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 1452584

IMDb ID: nm0868535

Known for: Directing

Born: December 26, 1899

Died: April 10, 1960

Age: 60

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1922 - 2024

Years active: 103

Wikidata: Q3229821

Other jobs

Director (29)Writer (11)Screenplay (1)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Leopoldo Torres Ríos was an Argentine film director, one of the pioneers of Argentine cinema. He directed 37 films, between 1923 and 1959, including three silent films. He was characterized by his intimate gaze and his rejection of openly commercial films. He was also a photographer, tango lyricist and journalist. He was the father of the iconic film director Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.