Alberto Argibay Movies
- 1982
Thelma Biral heads the cast of the intense Spanish domestic drama Desde El Abismo. After giving birth to her son, Thelma lapses into post-partum depression. Nothing seems to shake her out of her doldrums-except drink. Her growing dependence upon alcohol results in disaster for all concerned. Others in the cast of this 115-minute assault on the tear ducts include Alberto Arbigay and Olga Zubarig. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Thelma Biral, Alberto Argibay, (more)
- 1977
During the economic hard times that took place in Argentina in the mid-1970s, highly trained professionals left the country in huge numbers in order to find work. In this story, Alejandro (Alfredo Alcon) is an architect who cannot get work, either because he does not have the right ideological credentials, or because it is simply not there. In fact, he would do anything someone would pay him to do, including digging ditches. Despite this, he refuses to leave his beloved homeland. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alfredo Alcon, Dora Baret, (more)
- 1974
Highly sexually repressed Mary (Susana Gimenez) is interested in Cholo (Carlos Monzon) but will not dally with him without being married. However, once they are married, all the stops come loose but one: she suffers unbearable guilt for her urges. Gradually, she falls into madness and visions and kills Cholo. Actor Carlos Monzon was a well-known professional boxer, and this Argentine melodrama showcases him well in his first film. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1973
In this Argentine psychodrama, a bachelor's party turns into a fiasco for all involved. The four hookers at the bash leave one of their number behind, murdered. The guests, all prominent up-and-coming men, can't afford the scandal if the events at the party were made known. The vengeful host, who arranged the event and the murder, finds that the friends he is punishing for their past misdeeds weren't friends after all. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1965
In this somber drama, a woman (Violetta Antier) in her 30's leaves Italy for a better life in Argentina like others from her small village. She finds work as a translator converting Italian into Spanish for a legal firm. When her lover leaves her pregnant after she signs some papers that get her in trouble with the law, the woman writes to her grandmother from her jail cell to tell the family back home that everything is fine. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alberto Argibay, Fernanda Mistral, (more)
- 1963
The titular femme fatale of Greek mythology was responsible for turning men into swine, lions and wolves as they visited her island. Graciela Borges stars as the alluring sorceress who takes an interest in one young man (Alberto Argibay) in particular. Argentine director Manuel Antin had help writing his script from H. Grossi and the novelist Julio Cortazar. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Starring:
- Graciela Borges, Alberto Argibay, (more)
- 1962
Three different love-related stories make up the 113-minute running time in this effective film by Argentine writer and director David José Kohon -all stories star María Vaner as different "Annas". In the first sketch, "The Earth," Anna is a young and idealistic woman on the verge of adulthood when her first relationship with a clerk shatters her dreams of the romantic life. In the next sketch, "The Air," Anna is a rebellious, easy-living type among some beach bums whose sexual leanings tend to tip the scale at active promiscuity. In the last story, "The Cloud," Anna only exists in the fertile imagination of an introverted lay-out man on a newspaper, dreaming of his ideal woman. The mood and pace of each of these three vignettes varies according to the ambiance involved. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maria Vaner, Walter Vidarte, (more)
- 1962
This interesting drama by director Lautaro Murua is about the difficulty of walking the straight and narrow in the face of an unrelenting poverty. The title of this story is taken from the name of the great Argentine singer Carlos Gardel, the idol of the antihero Toribio (Walter Vidarte). Toribio's goal in life is to emulate the famous singer and gain his own niche in the music business. Yet at the same time, he does not stop his illegal means of making ends meet -- stealing and petty thievery. Discouraged when his big break never quite materializes, Toribio heads for disaster when he joins up with a large smuggling operation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Walter Vidarte, Tonia Carrero, (more)
- 1959
In a fast-paced, partly comedic story set in the second two decades of the 20th century, three unlikely friends find fame and fortune together. The three grow up in the same neighborhood and although they are widely different in their economic and social backgrounds, each loves music. One is the son of a well-known, sophisticated politician, another is the son of the maid who does the laundry at the politician's home, and the third is poor and has an alcoholic father. Coming together just at the time that the tango emerges on the musical scene, the three friends decide to set up a band. Given their talent and rapport and the serendipity of the new tango sound, the band looks like it has a good chance of making it big and changing their lives. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gilda Lousek, Enzo Viena, (more)
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