Movies: Alberto Barcel

The woeful tale of a trained nurse falsely accused of murder and shipped off to prison for five years....

The title of this story is taken from the name of the great Argentine singer Carlos Gardel, the idol of the antihero Toribio portrayed by Alberto Argibay. Toribio's goal in life is to emulate the famous singer and making his own way successfully in t...

The sometimes profound, sometimes slightly sordid tale of Elena, a famous concert pianist who, as a child, was sexually assaulted by a circus clown while the music of Manuel de Falla "Ritual Dance of Fire" could be heard from the circus tent. Since t...

A small town girl arrives in the city to study literature and philosophy, she stays in a house inhabited by a family in decline....

A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advances of the prosecutor pursuing the criminal....

Inmates in a prison plan a massive break. When they put their plan into action, however, they find that they may have underestimated the guards and prison officials, and the situation quickly turns into a bloody gun battle. This action feature from d...

The love story between a man and a woman, children of rival fishermen....

The brother-in-law of a provincial teacher tries to take away the land on which he had built a school....

A young teen has been raised by a despotic mother overcome with religious zeal and a father who rules over the household with a heavy, iron hand. Forcibly kept innocent of the sexual nuances of some adult relationships, she is not too clear on her ri...

Three criminals escape prison and find themselves at the swampland home of a strange old man and his sexy blonde daughter. This black-and-white Argentine crime film was dubbed into English and spiced up with over 10 minutes of color nudie insert shot...

Based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdós....

A film producer, his wife (an actress) and her lover (a young scriptwriter) are part of a love triangle that will lead to a crime. It is set during the decay of Argentinian cinema studios....

A boxer's dream of fighting in the Luna Park stadium and the interests surrounding this sport....

Cora is a Mexican prostitute with typically inconsiderate johns. She is troubled by a hole in the ceiling. The hole triggers flashbacks regarding how she got to where she is; she hooked up with a gringo and got involved in digging a well. A horse thi...

A handsome newcomer in a village marries a local girl. A year or so later an abandoned baby is left on the couple's doorstep, a baby the man had with another woman. They decide to raise the kid along with the one they had together....

Biography of the Argentine poet Almafuerte....

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Early twentieth century in Greater Buenos Aires, where the passion of a woman of dubious past for the son of a rich man who has influence in the police develops....

A chronicle of the life and career of a popular singer: his humble origins, his rise to fame, and his exploitation by the media....