Juan Leyrado

A Giraffe on the Balcony (2024)

Lidia Muñoz is a retiree who has been living in Barcelona since 1978. Lidia was forced to exile from Argentina after the military dictatorship that ruled the country at that time tried to kidnap her and make her disappear. Pregnant with her only daughter, ...

Oliva (2023)

Olive farmer Pascual del Vecchio ends up in a coma due to the shock of seeing his wife Graciela's infidelity. But when he awakes, he thinks he is a Sicilian mafia boss, and starts tasking his youngest son, Miguel, with carrying out his "criminal" orders. W ...

The Red Star (2021)

The investigation about an alleged international spy after the Nazi refugees in Argentina gives way to a plot that expands, becomes delirious and branches off. A mockumentary that has, at its center, an elusive woman whose trail can be traced in the most e ...

Dispuesto a todo (2015)

To Fool a Thief (2013)

Sebastian meets Natalia when trying to steal an important piece of art from a museum, and she wins the hand. Rivals declared, the two have to work together later in a robbery more complex: a valuable and unique bottle of Malbec from Bordeaux in the mid-nin ...

Un Fueguito: La historia de César Milstein (2010)

It narrates the life of the last argentine who won the Nobel Prize, César Milstein. Perfect combination of science and adventure. This documentary traces through memories, anecdotes and descriptions, , how a scientist feels and how an adventurer thinks. A ...

Matar a Videla (2010)

Julian plans to leave a legacy to society. The murder of genocidal dictator Jorge Rafael Videla. Result of a violent society, making a decision violent, Julian run huge risks, but the key is to not become the same monster that wants to kill. ...

The Hush (2009)

Argentina, 1978. On the occasion of the World Cup, two Italian journalists travel to the South American country to provide a report on the event: instead, they will learn about the tragedy of Plaza de Mayo. ...

Maradona, the Hand of God (2007)

Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport. ...

The Good Destiny (2006)

It tells the story of a people who stood on the side of the freedom, civilization and progress, but also some who are on the side of unbridled capitalism and race. However, they is still a possibilities of utopia and solidarity. ...

Paco Urondo, la palabra justa (2005)

The life of Francisco "Paco" Urondo, writer, poet, journalist and political activist. ...

Blessed by Fire (2005)

Argentine film about the experiences of conscripts in the Falklands War. ...

Cruz de sal (2004)

A story about a police commissioner and his doctor friend, the appearance of a woman's corpse and the suspicions that are woven around it linked to committee politics, police corruption, and even myths and legends. ...

El día que me amen (2003)

Mental illness and the power of friendship. Mara and Joaquín were childhood friends, next-door neighbors. They are now in their early 30s. She's returned to Acassuno after eight years abroad, ostensibly to audition for a part in a musical. Joaquín has be ...

Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz (2001)

It tells the story of orphans forced to work on a farm run by Colonel Juan Ignacio de Cabreras and Marga. Belén, through the book recommended to her by Tok and the Wise Old Man, meets Alejo, who lived with a boy named Felipe. One of the girls, Camila, sec ...

Antigua vida mía (2001)

An abused wife (Cecilia Roth) seeks information about her dead mother, a freedom fighter buried in Antigua. ...

Tato's Argentina (1999)

In a Mockuocumentary format, led by the personage represented by Leonardo Sbaraglia, in 2499 the research is presented - carried out by scientists from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, whose exposition is in charge of Helmut Strasse, founder of the f ...

Fine Powder (1998)

The problems of a young man, his pregnant girlfriend and his lover. ...

Mar de amores (1998)

Wake Up Love (1996)

Ernesto is a journalist in his 40's who comes from a generation which encountered much political persecution and exile; between the memories and unhealed wounds of his past, stands Ernesto. When his good friend Ricardo calls him one day and proposes to get ...

The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aire ...

Vivir mata (1991)

A diplomat is sent to Wallachia late nineteenth century. There he meets a young princess. Back in Buenos Aires, and a century later and turned into a vampire, he meets another woman. ...

Lo que vendrá (1988)

In a city of the too near future, a city designated for desolation, aggression, and political instability, Miguel Galvan (Hugo Soto) is shot accidentally during a demonstration. This time and space provides a back drop to an intriguing sequence of events w ...

Memorias y olvidos (1987)

Two journalists start a documentary with the question ¿What happened to Argentina? ...

A Friend's Revenge (1987)

Ariel Llanarte, writer and journalist forced to live abroad, decides to return to the country. He has the purpose of finding out the reason why his best friend disappeared. ...

Los insomnes (1986)

Small stories linked by a group of children who at night in Buenos Aires wander through the city and mingle with their families in an abandoned building ...

The Day You Love Me (1986)

Two communist lovers prepare to move to the Ukraine and work on a collective farm. Meanwhile, a celebrated pop singer visits their small town, and secrets are revealed. ...

High Heels (1985)

A prostitute falls in love with a painter with whom she believes she can save her life. ...

Murder in The Senate (1984)

Historical film that focuses on political and social events took place in Argentina during the beginning of the 30s. Santafecino Deputy Lisandro de la Torre complaint in Congress Argentine meat business with England. ...

Condemned to Hell (1984)

Silvia is incarcerated in a corrupt women prison and forced to participate in drug distribution. When she refuses she is punished and her sister murdered. She will try to get free and get her revenge. ...

The Children of the War (1984)

Based on the lives of four boys, all of different social classes and psychological makeup, this film tries to reflect through them the political history of Argentina during the years leading up to the Malvinas War. ...

Camila (1984)

In 1847 Buenos Aires, a young noblewoman and a young Jesuit fall in love, much to the disapproval of her family and the Church. ...

The House of the Seven Tombs (1982)

Clara and Cecilia are two friends who have evolved very differently, regarding the scary stories that were so important during their childhood. ...

From the Abyss (1980)

At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, a single mother tells the story of how alcoholism destroyed her personal and professional life. ...

Los superagentes y el tesoro maldito (1978)

When the bionic superagents, after five years without vacations, go to Mar del Plata, they must fight against an international gang that intends to seize a treasure. ...