Portrait of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Directing

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Career

Active from 1947 to 2024, with a break from 1983 to 2023, busiest in 1949 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The House of the Angel
The House of the Angel
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Melancholic 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Mi padre y yo
Mi padre y yo (2024)

as (Material de archivo)

2010s

1 title
El derrotado
El derrotado (2011)

Book

1980s

1 title
Fiebre amarilla
Fiebre amarilla (1982)

Writer

1970s

11 titles · average score 66
Piedra libre
Piedra libre (1976)

Writer, Director

Farewell, Sui Géneris
Farewell, Sui Géneris (1976)

Producer

Diary of a Pig War
Diary of a Pig War (1975)

Director, Screenplay

Kid Head
Kid Head (1975)

Director, Writer

Jewish Gauchos
Jewish Gauchos (1975)

Producer

Painted Lips
Painted Lips (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro
La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro (1974)

Associate Producer

The Seven Madmen
The Seven Madmen (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

The Mafia
The Mafia (1972)

Writer, Director

Güemes, la tierra en armas
Güemes, la tierra en armas (1971)

Director, Screenplay

The Knight of the Sword
The Knight of the Sword (1970)

Director, Writer

1960s

13 titles · average score 68
The Dependent
The Dependent (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

Martín Fierro
Martín Fierro (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Monday's Child
Monday's Child (1967)

Director, Screenplay

Los traidores de San Ángel
Los traidores de San Ángel (1967)

Director, Writer

The Eavesdropper
The Eavesdropper (1966)

Director, Producer

Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor (1965)

Director, Writer

The Terrace
The Terrace (1963)

Director, Writer

The Female: Seventy Times Seven
The Female: Seventy Times Seven (1962)

Director, Writer

Homage at Siesta Time
Homage at Siesta Time (1962)

Director, Writer

The Hand in the Trap
The Hand in the Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Summerskin
Summerskin (1961)

Writer, Producer

The Party Is Over
The Party Is Over (1960)

Director, Producer

1950s

12 titles · average score 69
La caída
La caída (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

The Kidnapper
The Kidnapper (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

The House of the Angel
The House of the Angel (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

The trees of Buenos Aires
The trees of Buenos Aires (1957)

Director

Graciela
Graciela (1956)

Director

El protegido
El protegido (1956)

Director, Writer

Para vestir santos
Para vestir santos (1955)

Director

La Tigra
La Tigra (1954)

Director

Days of Hate
Days of Hate (1954)

Director, Screenplay

El hijo del crack
El hijo del crack (1953)

Director, Writer

Facundo, el tigre de los llanos
Facundo, el tigre de los llanos (1952)

Supervising Technical Director, Screenplay

The Crime of Oribe
The Crime of Oribe (1950)

Writer, Director

1940s

17 titles
El hijo de la calle
El hijo de la calle (1949)

Assistant Director, Writer

El nieto de Congreve
El nieto de Congreve (1949)

Writer, Assistant Director

El hombre de las sorpresas
El hombre de las sorpresas (1949)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Pantalones Cortos
Pantalones Cortos (1949)

Director of Operations

Pelota de trapo
Pelota de trapo (1948)

Assistant Director, Writer

Romance sin palabras
Romance sin palabras (1948)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Santos Vega vuelve
Santos Vega vuelve (1947)

Writer

El muro
El muro (1947)

Director, Writer

Un modelo de París
Un modelo de París (1946)

Assistant Director

La tía de Carlos
La tía de Carlos (1946)

Assistant Director

El mozo número 13
El mozo número 13 (1941)

Assistant Director

La luz de un fósforo
La luz de un fósforo (1940)

Assistant Director