Luis Puenzo

Spider Thieves (2017)

Three teenage girls from a Santiago shanty town set in motion a plan to climb buildings and break into the apartments of the wealthy side of the town. ...

Clandestine Childhood (2012)

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, th ...

The Fish Child (2009)

A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime. ...

XXY (2007)

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets b ...

The Whore and the Whale (2004)

A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia. ...

Historias Breves II: Aluap (1997)

The military coup of '76 means that the birthday of a little girl named Paula does not pass normally. ...

Wild Tango (1993)

A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime. ...

The Plague (1992)

In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by ...

Old Gringo (1989)

A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run. ...

The Official Story (1985)

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter. ...

Las sorpresas (1975)

"The Surprises" is an episode film. In the episode Five Years of Life an unknown man and woman spend a night locked in a subway station. In Corazonada, a domestic employee takes revenge on her employer by making her son fall in love and in The Wells there ...

Luces de mis zapatos (1973)

In a neighborhood cinema, the function is delayed due to the loss of the film. ...

La Difunta Correa (1966)

Norma Aleandro, el vuelo de la mariposa (2022)

Based on short stories and poems written by the actress, this documentary compiles fragments of the artist's life, configuring a story about the path traveled and an extensive career in film, theater and television. ...

Chango, the Light Uncovers (2021)

Félix Monti is synonymous with cinematography in Argentina. From his early steps in the legendary San Miguel studios to his recent work in large-scale Argentine film productions, Chango has never stopped working. Directors Alejandra Martín and Paola Rizz ...

El cine a través de la música (2019)

Tribute documentary on the relationship between music and image in the cinema, as a constitutive part of it, with great musical moments in Argentine films together with the words of those who compose and direct. ...