Francisco López Silva

In Burning Darkness (1959)

In an institution for the blind, a man rails against his misfortune, his energy and thinking distorted by a need to fight his blindness. Unhappy and unable to come to grips with his condition, he stirs a sympathetic chord in another blind inmate. She in tu ...

En la vía (1959)

Film co-produced between Argentina and Paraguay in 1959 that was never released commercially. ...

Forbidden Love (1958)

During a horse race, Ana, a happily married woman with a child, he met Captain Brown. Later, they meet again on a long train journey and inevitably love arises. Both try to forget each one on his own, however, things go more and more complicated, making it ...

El hombre señalado (1957)

This relentlessly realistic Argentine production was released in the U.S. as The Marked Man. The title character is a poverty-stricken janitor who suddenly wins an enormous sum in the National lottery. Spending money before he actually collects it, the jan ...

A Difficult Widow (1957)

In colonial Buenos Aires a widow marries a condemned man out of spite. ...

Beyond Oblivion (1956)

After a period of sorrow, Fernando de Arellano, a rich businessman who has recently lost his young wife Blanca from a serious ilness, meets Mónica, who looks identical to her. ...

Los hermanos corsos (1955)

The Vampire of Santiago (1955)

In seventeenth century's Chile a woman kills her lover because she wants to conquer a priest. ...

El grito sagrado (1954)

El Grito Sagrado (The Silent Call) is a fictionalized retelling of Argentina's fight for independence from Spain. The story is "personalized" by being related through the eyes of Mariquita Sanchez de Thompson y Mendeville, played by popular Latin American ...

Desalmados en pena (1954)

In a mysterious farm house, a drug is made to resurrect people. ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (1953)

Edmundo Dantes is betrayed by his best friend, who has him killed to keep his property and his love. But after a few years, a certain Count appears to mortify the life of the traitorous friend. ...

The Grand House (1953)

A man and his con man brother, who adores his mother, has a dream of seeing the family reunited. ...

La muerte en las calles (1952)

During the English invasions, a merchant forces his daughter to marry a soldier. ...

Me casé con una estrella (1951)

A humble boy who works in a theater company must become the husband of an actress so that she can get her son back. ...

Trees Die Standing (1951)

For over twenty years, an elderly man convinces his wife that their long-lost criminal grandson has changed his ways to become a successful professional and loving husband. When he learns of his grandson's death, he decides to keep yet another secret and a ...

El regreso (1950)

A man returns from hell to earth to redeem himself. ...

Rosa de América (1946)

The life of Saint Rosa de Lima. ...

The Prodigal Woman (1945)

The story of Julia, a beautiful woman of licentious life who one day reconsiders and decides to use her fortune for the good of her neighbor and of the needy. ...

La dama duende (1945)

The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she's a duende, a ghost. ...

Centauros del pasado (1944)

Film about the life of Francisco Ramírez, leader of Entre Ríos. ...

Nuestra Natacha (1944)

A girl who grew up in a boarding school where she suffered from a lack of love is set as its director once she graduates as a lawyer. ...

El deseo (1944)

While her husband is abroad, Luisa receives a visit from an old love, her cousin, who becomes a "dangerous attraction". Her husband's stay abroad is prolonged and her loneliness overwhelms her and her attraction to her cousin increases. ...

La piel de zapa (1943)

A man in debt obtains a miraculous skin that makes all his wishes come true but at the cost of shortening his life. ...

Los hombres las prefieren viudas (1943)

An older single woman pretends to be a widow to get a husband but his spouse returns to her life complicating her situation. ...

Dieciséis años (1943)

A naive teenager faces a distressing reality that will force her to mature and face her emotions. ...

Cuando florezca el naranjo (1943)

A new teacher arrives at a girls' boarding school; his arrival disrupts the discipline of the beautiful students. ...

The Little Liar (1942)

Dizzy secretary with a knack for embroidering the truth is identified as the heiress of a big mystery estate. ...

The House of the Millions (1942)

A capricious "new rich" makes her employees suffer with her moods, until she hires a poor servant that can make her open up. ...

La novela de un joven pobre (1942)

After losing all his fortune, a man assumes his poverty with dignity, confidence and effort. He faces all adversities and his nobility and perseverance make him succeed and be happy with the woman he loves. ...