Jorge Salcedo Movies
A star of radio, television, theater, and feature films, Jorge Salcedo was one of Argentina's most popular actors. He made his film debut in Los Martes, Orquideas in 1941. For a time, he served as the president of the Argentine Actors Association. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
A land-owning aristocrat's daughter has gotten pregnant. Her boyfriend deserts her when she refuses an abortion, and her father plans to kill the baby. The family's longtime nurse knows all this, of course, and she steals the baby away to her faraway village. Years later, when the baby has become a doctor, he unknowingly returns to the town of his birth. He stumbles across clues to his origins and begins to investigate. This Mexican-made Spanish language anti-abortion film has been dubbed into English. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1969
Sigmundo (Norman Briski) masquerades as a psychoanalyst in order to bed down with a bevy of beautiful women in this offbeat sex comedy. Flashbacks recall the experiences of his patients, and fantasies and dream sequences are employed throughout the film. His targets are a virgin who claims to have been raped by Martians and then by Satan and the nubile young daughter of a nymphomaniac. One woman longs to make love with her fashion-model husband, but he uses a separate bed in his egocentric pursuit not to look tired in front of the camera. Sigmundo always manages to be foiled just before the amorous moment of truth in this quirky comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Norman Briski, Jorge Salcedo, (more)
- 1966
Patrons of a hotel used for extramarital affairs are the subjects of this Argentine sex comedy. Thirteen separate episodes compile the feature that contains nudity and adult situations. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Salcedo, Rodolfo Beban, (more)
- 1964
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 director Enrique Carreras was the official entry for Argentina at the 1964 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jorge Salcedo
- 1944
The English-language title of La Guerra la Gano Yo is the amusingly immodest I Win the War. Argentine comedy-favorite Pepe Areas plays the owner of a small but profitable department store. For the sake of his family, Areas begins climbing up the social ladder, and to this end invests heavily in the prewar rubber-tire market. When hostilities break out, our hero is fabulously wealthy overnight -- and loses his scruples in the process. His glee over closing a huge financial deal with the Germans turns to horror when it appears that the Allied ship bearing his son has been torpedoed. One of the few Argentine films to directly address the ramifications of the country's WWII neutrality, La Guerra la Gano Yo expertly mixes laughs with pungent social comment. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1943
The title of this Argentine drama translates as The Mirror. Indeed, that mirror is virtually a character in itself, offering memories of the past to aging heroine Mirtha Legrand. As she gazes into the looking glass, Legrand relives all her past loves, heartbreaks, triumphs and tribulations. In so doing, she gains a new perspective on her present life. Though generally sentimental and heavily dramatic, El Espejo is leavened by moments of uproarious comedy supplied by supporting player Tito Gomez. The film was written by Carlos Olivari and Sixton Pondal Rios, who'd previous struck box-office gold with Los Martes Orquideas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roberto Airaldi
