Maria Luisa Robledo Movies
This is an emotionally gripping, fictional look at a couple torn apart by the infamous Argentine campaign of killings and torture that sent thousands of accused terrorists to unmarked graves in the mid-and late-'70s. Alicia (Norma Aleandro) and Roberto (Hector Alterio) adopted a little girl (Analia Castro) during this period of governmental terror in Argentina. Alicia has always wondered about the parents of their little girl, a topic her husband has forced her into forgetting as a condition of the adoption -- he alone knows the full story. Thanks to censorship, Alicia -- like others -- is not fully aware of how much killing has gone on until her students at school start complaining that their textbook histories were written by murderers. Add to this a long conversation with a friend who had been in exile after she was tortured by the government, and Alicia starts to do some serious political and personal research on her own. The results reveal the identity of the little girl's dead parents and reveal that Alicia's husband has had a nasty hand in the government repression and dirty dealings with foreign businesses. She also learns the identity of the girl's grandmother. Her next decision will determine what to do with this information. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, (more)
- 1967
Ricardo (Jorge Rivera Lopez) panics the night before he is to be married to Julia (Susana Rinaldi) in this comedy. His mind races in a series of flashforwards as he imagines how his life would be without being married, and the experience is enough to scare him to the altar to keep his promise to his intended. Black humor, political satire, nudity, and bedroom antics are included in this feature that makes light of the terror that faces every future husband. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jorge Rivera Lopez, Maria Luisa Robledo, (more)
- 1964
This 1964 drama directed by Leonardo Favio was shown at the Latino Film Festival on August 13th, 1987 in New York. Polin (Diego Puente) is an impoverished street urchin in a child rehabilitation center. He escapes in to the squalid slums of Buenos Aires. Even in the deplorable living conditions, Polin finds temporary freedom and happiness away from the grim institution. Director Favio co-stars with Beto Gianola and Maria Vaner. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Beto Gianola, Leonardo Favio, (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)
- 1958
Susana Campos plays the title role in Rosaura a las Diez (Rosaura at 10 O'Clock) Actually, when the film begins, Rosaura is pretty much a figment of the imagination of mild-mannered Camilo (Juan Verdager). Using an old photograph, Camilo invents a sexy girlfriend so as to arouse the interest of his true love, his landlady's daughter. And then one day, Rosaura shows up in the flesh, and Camilo is forced to marry her. When Rosaura is subsequently murdered, everyone has a different version of the events leading up to the crime, with the "heroine" taking on a different personality in each version. Thus, what begins as an innocuous farce ends as a melodramatic variation of Rashomon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Susana Campos, Maria Luisa Robledo, (more)
- 1948
The English-language title of this Argentine film is Ragged Football. Not unexpectedly, the story concentrates on Latin America's "football mania" ("football" meaning "soccer," of course), with emphasis on the younger fans of the sport. With only a rag football at his disposal, the impoverished juvenile hero dreams of a stellar career as a professional athlete. His dreams take the form of newsreel shots of recent football games, replete with enthusiastic, almost orgiastic crowds. Produced independently, Pelota de Trapo lacks such niceties as production values, but it was still a huge hit in Argentina, posting a then-record $12,000 in its first week of release. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Armando Bo, Orestes Caviglia, (more)
