Carlos Monzón
Acting
Biography
Carlos Roque Monzón was a Native Hispanic/Latin American boxer who also occasionally worked as a film actor. He is considered by many experts to be the greatest representative of Argentine boxing and one of the best in the history of the sport worldwide, as well as one of the greatest Argentine athletes of all time.
Born: August 7, 1942
Place of Birth: San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina
Known For
LS83
The childhood memories of writer Martín Kohan are intertwined with the unreleased archive from the Channel 9 newscast between 1973 and 1980. Through this, a key period of Argentine history is reconstructed, exploring the relationship between personal memory and the public discourse of the time
Soñar, soñar
Mario, “el Rulo,” is a wanderer who travels the country giving artistic performances. One day he passes through the town of Carlos, a municipal employee who dreams of being an artist. A friendship is born between the two of them, and Carlos leaves it all behind to follow Mario.
L'Âge d'or de la pub
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the next three decades, thousands of creative little films would seduce and build our collective memory. Kitschy or cult spots, humor, slogans, music, stars, gimmicks, grand spectacle or sex appeal: during its golden age, how did advertising convince? Thierry Ardisson has brought together almost 400 advertising clips to relive the era of the conquest of minds and wallets.
The Last Round
Stelvio Massi's crime thriller centers on a drifter who sets out to help blue-collar workers rise up against the two powerful families who are exploiting them. After settling in an industrial town and witnessing the cruelty of the factory owners, ex-mercenary Marco (Carlos Monzón) assumes the role of union agitator. When a violent confrontation erupts, the labor leader is driven to bring down the corrupt clans.
Monzón
Short documentary about the origins of the boxer Carlos Monzón, made by the filmmaker Julio Toledo, who followed the athlete during his early years with the idea of making a film about his career and his journey as an international competitor.
Las locuras del profesor
The adventures of professor Sócrates Pérez, a bit of a crackpot and terribly clumsy, but appreciated by his students for his purity and kindness.
La Mary
A sexually-repressed girl of the Buenos Aires slums slowly goes mad after marrying.
Macho Killers
El Macho is forced to impersonate a dead outlaw killed while stealing a gold shipment. With the help of Kelly he’s able to locate Hidalgo and his outlaw gang.
Amigos para la aventura
By mistake, three friends are chased across the country by a gang of criminals.
The children of López
The relationships of a businessman with a Japanese company and of his son with women
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Él mismo
as Self
as Él mismo (cameo)
as El Macho
as Marco Russo
as Carlos
as Cholo
as Him self