Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Leopoldo Torres Ríos (27 December 1899 – 10 April 1960) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer. His son was the film director and screenwriter Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Rios initially solely began as a screenwriter, writing for his first film Palomas rubias in 1920 but by 1923 he began simultaneously directing and writing for his films, producing over 40 films between the early 1920s and 1959 when he was taken ill with lung cancer. He died on 10 April 1960, aged 60, in his native Buenos Aires.

Birth and Death Data: Born Buenos Aires (capital and largest city of Argentina), Died April 10, 1960 (Vicente López Partido (Partido in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BAVE-012101	10-in.	2/3/1938	Adiós, Buenos Aires	Orquesta Típica Victor	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Torres Ríos, Leopoldo," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116799.

Torres Ríos, Leopoldo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116799.

"Torres Ríos, Leopoldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/425037 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/425037

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