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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