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Antonio Larreta
Writer 1922 - 2015

Antonio Larreta

Montevideo, Uruguay

Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (Montevideo, December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2015), better known as Antonio or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan actor, writer, and film and theater critic.

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

7 titles
Juana la Loca

Juana la Loca

Vicente Aranda 2001 1h 55m

The tragic fate of Juana I of Castille, Queen of Spain, madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.

Las cosas del querer 2ª parte

Las cosas del querer 2ª parte

Jaime Chávarri 1995 1h 46m

On the way to his exile in Lisbon, Mario meets Silvia, a widow who turns out to be one of his admirers. Silvia has inherited a fortune, leading Mario to resume his career, eventually falling for him. Although Mario has relations with her, he makes it clear that will never fall in love.

El maestro de esgrima

El maestro de esgrima

Pedro Olea 1992 1h 28m

A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.

Yo, la peor de todas

Yo, la peor de todas

María Luisa Bemberg 1990 1h 45m

A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.

Las cosas del querer

Las cosas del querer

Jaime Chávarri 1989 1h 39m

In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the young man wants revenge.

Los santos inocentes

Los santos inocentes

Mario Camus 1984 1h 47m 9.0

In 60s Extremadura, Paco el Bajo and his relatives work during day in a farmhouse, and silently suffer submission to their masters, who exploit them and treat them almost like animals. Meanwhile, Paco dreams that one day his children will be able to study.

La verdad sobre el caso Savolta

La verdad sobre el caso Savolta

Antonio Drove 1980 2h

Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths.

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