Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
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
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1924-05-05 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 1978-09-08
Known for
- The Female: Seventy Times Seven (1962) — Director
- Days of Hate (1954) — Director
- Painted Lips (1974) — Director
- The House of the Angel (1957) — Director
- The Dependent (1969) — Producer
- The Terrace (1963) — Writer
- The Hand in the Trap (1961) — Director
- Martín Fierro (1968) — Director
- Diary of a Pig War (1975) — Director
- The Kidnapper (1958) — Director
- The Mafia (1972) — Director
- The Knight of the Sword (1970) — Director
- The Seven Madmen (1973) — Director
- Kid Head (1975) — Director
- La caída (1959) — Director
- Pelota de trapo (1948) — Assistant Director