Alfredo Alcón

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Mar 03, 1930 (95 years old)
Death date
Apr 11, 2014

Alfredo Alcón

Known For

Por el nombre de Dios
TV Show 1999

Por el nombre de Dios

Cortázar
1h 20m
Movie 1994

Cortázar

A portrait which explores the legacy and impact of novelist Julio Cortazar's art, perceptively examining it within the context of shifting tides of Argentine culture and politics. The author reads his own texts in this poetic documentary.

El amante de las películas mudas
1h 30m
Movie 1994

El amante de las películas mudas

A boy has an unusual upbringing in a romantic setting, the household of a former film star, who reminisces about his past.

Historias Breves 0: Vértigos, o contemplación de algo que cae
0h 24m
Movie 1993

Historias Breves 0: Vértigos, o contemplación de algo que cae

Based on the poetry of Alejandra Pizarnik, ”Vertigo, or contemplation of something that falls”, tells the story of the writer's life through stories from her family, friends and admirers.

País cerrado, teatro abierto
1h 23m
Movie 1990

País cerrado, teatro abierto

The history of the Teatro Abierto, which was initiated on July 28, 1981 as a cultural reaction against the last Argentine civic-military dictatorship, and organized by a group of artists and workers from the theater world

El dueño del sol
1h 55m
Movie 1987

El dueño del sol

An authoritarian rancher about to die and his children live in a dingy mansion and fight each other over inheritance in a game of degradation.

El prontuario del señor K
Movie 1987

El prontuario del señor K

El caso Matías
1h 30m
Movie 1985

El caso Matías

In 1965, a man named Matías is taken to a psychiatric hospital, after being found at the streets, "in the company of homosexuals and in a state of intoxication by alcohol and drugs". His documentation says he's 41 years old and born in Poland. He says his mother was an aristocrat. His arrival will have a profound impact on the institution and, especially, on one of the doctors.

Biography

Alfredo Félix Alcón was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies since his first one and received many recognitions for his work: among others, the Silver Condor, the Martin Fierro Award and the 1981 Diamond Konex Award.

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