Luis Arata

La morocha (1958)

A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his nephew, a sensitive boy who wants to be a musician. ...

El festín de Satanás (1958)

With his own money, Pappier produced this ambitious adaptation of Manuel Gálvez's "Miércoles Santo", whose release was delayed for three years due to political reasons. When it finally came out, it bombed, but its formal originality was mentioned even in ...

Cinco gallinas y el cielo (1957)

Five random people accidentally get dosed with an experimental psych-drug that suppresses fear and risk-avoidance. ...

Gray neighborhood (1954)

Told in flashback, Federico lives in a poor neighbourhood with his siblings and his single mother, working helping in a local bar, he meets Claudio, who begins to lead him on an easy life making him abandon all his connections in consequence. ...

Los hijos del otro (1947)

A mother hires a psychologist to be the father of 3 children, and he performs his role excellently, providing affection. ...

Ceniza al viento (1942)

The story of different episodes that happen in each of the sections of a newspaper. ...

El tesoro de la isla Maciel (1941)

To get her father, a sailor, out of his depression, his daughter and his doctor make him believe there is a hidden treasure. ...

Giácomo (1939)

Giácomo is an Italian man in his forties who is single, dedicated to earning money in his business. He strikes up a relationship with a Spanish singer, whose brother encourages her to conquer him to take her money. ...

Busco un marido para mi mujer (1938)

Mateo (1937)

Cars and progress made an old carriage-driver jobless and so desperate that he becomes a gangster. When his own son starts a life of crime, he repents and gives himself to the authorities. When he lives prison, he will be happy to rejoin his family, as his ...

Outside the Law (1937)

A delinquent, the son of a police commissioner, leaves prison to seduce someone who should be like a sister to him: a girl raised and loved by his parents. To force her to give in to his obsession, he kidnaps her little daughter. ...

La muchacha del circo (1937)

The life of some circus people and how their lives are affected by melodramatic situations. ...

Lo que le pasó a Reynoso (1937)

A gaucho kills a romantic rival in a duel, forcing him to flee. ...

Los caballeros de cemento (1933)

A group of homeless people pose as millionaires and occupy a luxurious house. ...

Los Tres Berretines (1933)

The members of a Buenos Aires family have three hobbies — "berretines" in Buenos Aires slang — that keep them apart of their duties. Because of that, the family business is going down, and the only one who is concerned is the father, who hopes for his ...