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).
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Filmography
all 58
Movies 58
Director 40
Writer 10
Producer 6
self 1
(Material de archivo)

Mi padre y yo (2024)
Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Regreso a Coronel Vallejos (2018)
Movie
Writer

El derrotado (2011)
Movie
Director

Piedra libre (1976)
Movie
Director

Diary of a Pig War (1975)
Movie
Producer

Jewish Gauchos (1975)
Movie
Director

Kid Head (1975)
Movie
Director

Painted Lips (1974)
Movie
Director

The Seven Madmen (1973)
Movie
Director

The Mafia (1972)
Movie
Producer

Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
Movie
Producer

The Dependent (1969)
Movie
Director

Martín Fierro (1968)
Movie
Director

Monday's Child (1967)
Movie
Director

The Eavesdropper (1966)
Movie
Director / Writer

Once Upon a Tractor (1965)
Movie
Director

The Terrace (1963)
Movie
Director

Summerskin (1961)
Movie
Director

The Hand in the Trap (1961)
Movie
Director

Un guapo del 900 (1960)
Movie
Director

Fin de fiesta (1960)
Movie
Director

La caída (1959)
Movie
Director

The Kidnapper (1958)
Movie
Director

El protegido (1956)
Movie
Director

Graciela (1956)
Movie
Director

Para vestir santos (1955)
Movie
Director

La Tigra (1954)
Movie
Director

Days of Hate (1954)
Movie
Director

El hijo del crack (1953)
Movie
Director

The Crime of Oribe (1950)
Movie
Assistant Director

Tres millones... y el amor (1946)
Movie
Assistant Director

La tía de Carlos (1946)
Movie
Assistant Director

Un modelo de París (1946)
Movie
Assistant Director

El comisario de Tranco Largo (1942)
Movie
Assistant Director

Orca (1942)
Movie
Assistant Director

El mozo número 13 (1941)
Movie
Assistant Director

Sinvergüenza (1940)
Movie
Assistant Director

La luz de un fósforo (1940)
Movie
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1924-05-05
Deathday1978-09-08 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceBuenos Aires, Argentina
FatherLeopoldo Torres Ríos
CitizenshipsArgentina
Also Known AsLeopoldo Torres Nilsson, Leo Towers, Babsy
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