Nelson Villagra
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 9, 1937
Place of Birth: Chile
Known For
The Last Supper
A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
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.
The Gift
A man who has recently lost his wife and forced to retire contemplates suicide. His friends take him on a trip to a senior resort, and invite his former sweetheart.
The Recourse to the Method
Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before he is finally ousted, only to die in obscurity in Paris. Early in his regime, the resources and agricultural products his country sells command high prices, and he is a reasonably confident, even gentle, ruler who likes to take long vacations with his daughter in Paris. After World War I, with falling prices and a number of coup attempts behind him, his rule becomes quite cruel.
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.
Amnesia
Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.
Paraíso B
Leo and Pedro are childhood friends. Rhey work under the orders of "El Jefe", a thug, owner of the neighbourhood and the lives of its inhabitants. One day, Leo receives news that will change his life forever, Gloria, Pedro's sister and the love of his life, returns to the city. Leo and Gloria will walk through their memories, in an attempt to recover their lost love.
Nobody Said Anything
Four drunken literary bohemians write a short story about a pact with the Devil just as that very story is happening to them.
Return to Silence
After living many years in Miami, Bill returns to Chile looking for his brother. One night they meet again and celebrate the event with a night of revelry. The next day, Bill wakes up alone and since then he loses all traces of his brother. Mysteriously a detective appears and offers to help, starting a searching and a succession of misunderstandings.
The Widow of Montiel
Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
Filmography
as Francisco
as Augusto Lopez E.
as Ninfonso Iquique Pino
as Maximiliano Sierralta
as Jefe (The Boss)
as The Evaluator (voice)
as Novak
as Foster
as Car Mechanic
as Captain Mandiola
as capitaine
as Self
as Chepe Montiel
as Primer Magistrado
as Ramon
as Devil (Tony Ventura)
as Jose
as Tito
as Detective Rodríguez
as Nelson Villagra