Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Person Details

Birthday: 1924-05-05 00:38:55

Death: 1978-09-08 00:38:55

Aliases: Leopoldo Torres Nilsson , Leo Towers , Babsy

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 94

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Regreso a Coronel Vallejos 2018-08-16 Movie
1971	N/A	Güemes, la tierra en armas 1971-04-07 Movie
1954	N/A	La Tigra 1954-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1982	Writer	Fiebre amarilla 1982-03-18 Movie
1976	Writer	Piedra libre 1976-09-16 Movie
1975	Writer	Diary of a Pig War 1975-08-07 Movie
	Writer	Kid Head 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Writer	Painted Lips 1974-05-23 Movie
1973	Screenplay	The Seven Madmen 1973-05-03 Movie
1972	Writer	The Mafia 1972-03-29 Movie
1971	Screenplay	Güemes, la tierra en armas 1971-04-07 Movie
1970	Writer	The Knight of the Sword 1970-03-25 Movie
1968	Writer	Martín Fierro 1968-07-04 Movie
1967	Writer	Los traidores de San Ángel 1967-10-16 Movie
	Screenplay	Monday's Child 1967-06-08 Movie
1966	Writer	The Eavesdropper 1966-09-01 Movie
1965	Writer	Once Upon a Tractor 1965-09-09 Movie
1963	Writer	The Terrace 1963-06-01 Movie
1962	Writer	The Female: Seventy Times Seven 1962-08-30 Movie
	Writer	Homenaje a la hora de la siesta 1962-01-21 Movie
1961	Writer	Summerskin 1961-08-31 Movie
	Screenplay	The Hand in the Trap 1961-05-01 Movie
1960	Writer	Un guapo del 900 1960-08-18 Movie
	Writer	Fin de fiesta 1960-06-23 Movie
1959	Writer	La caída 1959-02-26 Movie
1958	Writer	The Kidnapper 1958-06-01 Movie
1957	Screenplay	The House of the Angel 1957-06-25 Movie
1956	Writer	El protegido 1956-11-22 Movie
1954	Screenplay	Days of Hate 1954-06-03 Movie
1953	Writer	El hijo del crack 1953-12-15 Movie
1952	Screenplay	Facundo, el tigre de los llanos 1952-07-03 Movie
1950	Writer	The Crime of Oribe 1950-04-12 Movie
1949	Writer	El nieto de Congreve 1949-12-07 Movie
	Screenplay	El hombre de las sorpresas 1949-10-05 Movie
	Writer	El hijo de la calle 1949-05-03 Movie
1948	Screenplay	Romance sin palabras 1948-09-17 Movie
	Writer	Pelota de trapo 1948-01-20 Movie
1947	Writer	Santos Vega vuelve 1947-01-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Director	Piedra libre 1976-09-16 Movie
1975	Director	Diary of a Pig War 1975-08-07 Movie
	Director	Kid Head 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Director	Painted Lips 1974-05-23 Movie
1973	Director	The Seven Madmen 1973-05-03 Movie
1972	Director	The Mafia 1972-03-29 Movie
1971	Director	Güemes, la tierra en armas 1971-04-07 Movie
1970	Director	The Knight of the Sword 1970-03-25 Movie
1968	Director	Martín Fierro 1968-07-04 Movie
1967	Director	Los traidores de San Ángel 1967-10-16 Movie
	Director	Monday's Child 1967-06-08 Movie
1966	Director	The Eavesdropper 1966-09-01 Movie
1965	Director	Once Upon a Tractor 1965-09-09 Movie
1963	Director	The Terrace 1963-06-01 Movie
1962	Director	The Female: Seventy Times Seven 1962-08-30 Movie
	Director	Homenaje a la hora de la siesta 1962-01-21 Movie
1961	Director	Summerskin 1961-08-31 Movie
	Director	The Hand in the Trap 1961-05-01 Movie
1960	Director	Un guapo del 900 1960-08-18 Movie
	Director	Fin de fiesta 1960-06-23 Movie
1959	Director	La caída 1959-02-26 Movie
1958	Director	The Kidnapper 1958-06-01 Movie
1957	Director	The House of the Angel 1957-06-25 Movie
	Director	The trees of Buenos Aires 1957-01-01 Movie
1956	Director	El protegido 1956-11-22 Movie
	Director	Graciela 1956-05-10 Movie
1955	Director	Para vestir santos 1955-08-04 Movie
1954	Director	La Tigra 1954-09-01 Movie
	Director	Days of Hate 1954-06-03 Movie
1953	Director	El hijo del crack 1953-12-15 Movie
1950	Director	The Crime of Oribe 1950-04-12 Movie
1949	Assistant Director	El nieto de Congreve 1949-12-07 Movie
	Assistant Director	El hombre de las sorpresas 1949-10-05 Movie
	Assistant Director	El hijo de la calle 1949-05-03 Movie
1948	Assistant Director	Romance sin palabras 1948-09-17 Movie
	Assistant Director	Pelota de trapo 1948-01-20 Movie
1946	Assistant Director	Tres millones... y el amor 1946-10-31 Movie
	Assistant Director	La tía de Carlos 1946-08-16 Movie
	Assistant Director	Un modelo de París 1946-06-21 Movie
1942	Assistant Director	El comisario de Tranco Largo 1942-10-21 Movie
	Assistant Director	¡Gaucho! 1942-06-09 Movie
1941	Assistant Director	El mozo número 13 1941-02-26 Movie
1940	Assistant Director	Sinvergüenza 1940-10-30 Movie
	Assistant Director	La luz de un fósforo 1940-05-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Producer	Farewell, Sui Géneris 1976-09-02 Movie
1975	Producer	Los gauchos judíos 1975-05-22 Movie
1974	Producer	Painted Lips 1974-05-23 Movie
	Associate Producer	La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro 1974-03-20 Movie
1970	Producer	The Knight of the Sword 1970-03-25 Movie
1969	Producer	The Dependent 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Producer	Martín Fierro 1968-07-04 Movie
1966	Producer	The Eavesdropper 1966-09-01 Movie
1961	Producer	Summerskin 1961-08-31 Movie
	Producer	The Hand in the Trap 1961-05-01 Movie
1960	Producer	Fin de fiesta 1960-06-23 Movie
1949	Director of Operations	Pantalones Cortos 1949-10-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv