Luis Alarcón
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 23, 1929
Place of Birth: Puerto Natales, Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic, Chile
Known For
Love Hunger
Three criminals escape prison and find themselves at the swampland home of a strange old man and his sexy blonde daughter. This black-and-white Argentine crime film was dubbed into English and spiced up with over 10 minutes of color nudie insert shots.
Jackal of Nahueltoro
Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the life and death of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had a relationship and her five children.
Little White Dove
A young working class girl falls in love with an upper class boy who is part of the plot to assassinate General Schneider, head of the Chilean Army. The film was shot in 1973 over six weeks with a budget of $170,000. As a result of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and military dictatorship (1973–1990), the film was presumed lost for many years and not released until 1992.
The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror
A man's wife commits suicide and appears to him as a ghost. The ghost follows him everywhere – under the bed, under tables… After seeing the ghost so frequently, the man begins to resemble her.
Julio Begins in July
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.
The Wandering Soap Opera
The film revolves around the concept of soap opera. Its structure is based on the assumption that Chilean reality does not exist, but rather is an ensemble of soap operas.
Three Sad Tigers
A glimpse at the few days and nights in the lives of a brother and sister, Amanda and Tito, in Santiago’s semi-criminal underworld. A rambling portrait of Chilean society.
A la sombra del sol
Two thieves wander in the chilean desert and finally get to a small town near Bolivia. There, they try to include themselves with the townspeople but their instincts betray them and tragedy ensues. Based on a true story, this film opened one year after the chilean Coup de etat. The day after the opening, script girl Carmen Bueno and director of photography Jorge Müller were taken by police and now they are part of the list of the Desaparecidos.
Johnny One Hundred Pesos
Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
The Chinese Shoe
A taxi driver finds Marlene, a provincial woman, lost in a brothel. Immediately he decides to help her out and take her at his place. Little by little, his paternal protection turns into a bizarre passion
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Belisario / Homero / Mateo
as Self
as Humberto Rodríguez
as Himself
as Manuel
as Self
as Clemente Valdes
as Self
as Clemente Correa
as Self
as Francisco Grau
as Abelardo de la Puente
as Igor Mora
as Pedro San Luis
as Don Mario
as Renato Echeñique
as Edgardo Mancilla
as Pedro Lamarca
as Farah
as Padre Antonio Ortúzar
as The President
as General Morán
as Juan 'El Capitán' Lorenzo
as Emilio Fuenzalida
as Bruno Mattotti
as Alexis
as Baldomero Lillo
as Pedro Chamorro
as Reynaldo Paz
as Ambrosio Campos
as Ambrosio Campos
as Octavio Dublé
as Alcides Mainardi
as Sebastian
as Judge
as María's stepfather
as Don Pedro
as Gastón de la Force
as Javier
as Monsignor Sergio Valech
as Mario
as René Barrientos
as Felix
as Uncle Alberto
as El hermano
as Braulio (The Poet)
as Judge
as Luis Úbeda
as Roberto
as Delinquent (segment "Ojos de gato)