Biography
Roberto Escalada born Aldo Roberto Leggero (4 July 1914 – 5 December 1986 in Buenos Aires) was a major Argentine film actor and cinema icon of the classic era.
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Esta noche mejor no!
1965-02-19
For various reasons a couple cannot consummate the marriage.
El mundo es de los jóvenes
1970-09-24
A boy leaves home to take singing lessons with a teacher whom he befriends and a beautiful and ambit
Hormiga negra
1979-05-03
To live in peace and progress, Guillermo Hoyos must pay the price of harassment from the authorities
Vida nocturna
1955-03-18
A cabaret in Buenos Aires on Christmas night.
Un idilio de estación
1978-09-21
A girl falls in love with the son of a rancher, who gives her certain illusions about their relation
Los irrompibles
1975-07-17
The story of a pair of bumbling detectives Uruguayan undertaking the mission to go to the aid of an
Una atrevida aventurita
1948-12-27
Family-owned ski resort is failing, and they've pinned all their hopes on seeing the property purcha
El matrero
1939-01-10
A gaucho unjustly accused of murder becomes a dangerous nomad.
Never Open That Door
1952-05-23
A man tries to avenge the death of his sister, a gambling addict. Another man, an ex-convict who whi
The Black Vampire
1953-10-14
A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advan
The Crime of Oribe
1950-04-13
The story of two men and a mysterious family, who repeat the same day forever in order to save the l
Cartas de amor
1951-01-25
A young man must choose between the love of two women.
Se llamaba Carlos Gardel
1949-04-07
Dos quijotes sobre ruedas
1966-06-16
The adventures of two truckers (one Argentine and the other Mexican) carrying different people and a
La muerte camina en la lluvia
1948-09-07
A murderer terrorizes the city of Buenos Aires by attacking on the streets on rainy days and always
Nino, las cosas simples de la vida
1972-04-27
During his childhood, Nino arrived from Italy to live with his uncle in a humble neighborhood. There
Culpable
1960-06-02
A criminal confronts the police by firing at them with a machine gun from the first floor of a villa
The Bomb-thrower Teacher
1972-09-07
The students of a school create a big mess for their favorite teacher to return to school.
The Hippie Teacher
1969-07-31
Luis Sandrini plays a college professor who, because of his freethinking attitudes and concerns for
Los pulpos
1948-03-17
A treacherous provincial girl repeatedly cheats on a young writer who loves her madly.
Swan Song
1945-04-27
A middle-age woman and a young composer live a tragic romance.
Doce mujeres
1939-03-08
Madame Bovary
1947-04-02
Paris, 1857. While on trial for moral outrage, French writer G. Flaubert tells the court and the aud
Safo, historia de una pasión
1943-09-16
The relationship between an experienced woman and a youngster which develops in a passion and a furt
El jugador
1947-10-22
A man devotes his life to gambling to try to alleviate the pain that an impossible love has caused h
Clínica con música
1974-04-04
Dr. Bevilaqua takes over the direction of a clinic where only sex problems are treated and the clien
La bestia humana
1957-07-12
From Emile Zola's novel "La Bete Humaine", tells the story of a jealous husband, a provocative woman
Black Ermine
1953-08-27
A woman with a doubtful past tries to hide it from her teenage son and attempts to change, but she c
Yesterday Was Spring
1955-01-01
A man suspects that his late wife had an extramarital relationship, so he decides to face the allege
Cinco besos
1946-03-08
Love affairs in a theater: vedettes, sweethearts of chorus and scandals that include a millionaire.
Viaje de una noche de verano
1965-06-10
A group of tourists travel Buenos Aires by bus.
Con alma y vida
1970-10-01
De turno con la muerte
1951-02-10
A young doctor tries to cope with his intimate dramas and, at the same time, fulfill the duties of h
Pecadora
1956-02-23
A tango singer is involved in the death of a lender.
La sombra de Safo
1957-09-05
To prevent a politician from winning, a journalist blackmails his wife with old love letters from hi
Veinticuatro horas en la vida de una mujer
1944-08-17
An unusually intense and emotional day in the otherwise monotonous life of a woman.
Morir en su ley
1949-09-29
A policeman infiltrates a gang of criminals.
De noche también se duerme
1956-01-19
When a divorced couple tries to reunite, the separation of others distances them.
Pájaros sin nido
1940-11-13
The birds in question are a group of young ladies who, for different reasons, leave the convent wher
La gran tentación
1948-12-09
Two rival families, a son and a daughter unaware of that and a flood that arrives.
Un beso en la nuca
1946-07-18
A woman becomes delusional and fails to recognize her husband. She will fall in love with the doctor
El Diablo metió la pata
1980-04-10
A village doctor is involved in a shady business.
30 seconds of love
1947-02-13
After running over a young man with her car, a girl is forced to kiss him for 30 seconds, in order n
¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña?
1949-01-06
To avoid the abandonment of her husband, a woman rents three children with the intention of making h
Los debutantes en el amor
1969-08-28
Four stories about sexual initiation in adolescence.
Una viuda casi alegre
1950-11-23
A young widow goes to a marriage agency where she is introduced to three hired suitors who end up fa
Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1954-05-18
A provincial woman who arrives in the city is helped by a taxi driver to look for a criminal
La familia Falcón
1963-05-02
Based on the popular TV program, the film follows a middle-class family with their problems and joys
Safo
2003-12-01
A remake of the 1943 film of the same name.