Ricardo Espalter
Also Known As: Ricardo Espalter Arrieta
Biography: Born in Montevideo in the 14th of April, 1924, Ricardo Espalter was a Uruguayan actor and comedian, who started his long career in television in the 1960's. Espalter was very cherished by the public of Uruguay and Argentina, he was notable for his expressive facial gestures.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Birthday: April 14, 1924
Deathday: March 10, 2007
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Gender: Male
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I want to kiss you sir!
Overview: A mechanic and an ad creator meet the daughter of an industrialist and her friend when they travel to Mar del Plata.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-08-02
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Los taxistas del humor
Overview: Three stories in which one of the protagonists is a metered car driver.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1987-05-28
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La pandilla aventurera
Overview: In 1969, excited by the arrival of man on the Moon, a group of boys devised a rocket.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1990-07-05
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El telo y la tele
Overview: A sex congress takes place in a hotel, and couples are secretely filmed in a Slivers way by the "scientists".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1985-04-18
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Los irrompibles
Overview: The story of a pair of bumbling detectives Uruguayan undertaking the mission to go to the aid of an orphan and very rich heiress to Argentina. It will be very easy to deal with the thousand and one difficulties awaiting them on the road. Clashes with bandits plaguing the region and that will go back more than once, will not be the only danger.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-07-17
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In This Tricky Life
Overview: Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2001-05-26
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The Airship
Overview: A French woman arrives in Montevideo, to meet poet Juan Carlos Onetti and investigate the story of the city. She is intrigued by the photograph of the day when president Bordaz was killed and a zeppelin flew above the city at the turn of the century. She is helped by a photographer and both fall into a police intrigue.
Genres: Drama History Crime Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1994-07-22
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Maldita Cocaína
Overview: A father searches for the drug dealer responsible for his daughter's death. He kidnaps who he believes is the girlfriend of one of the thugs; the woman turns out to be an undercover agent of the DEA, who will help him carry out her revenge.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2001-03-15
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La noche del hurto
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-06-10
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Cómo seducir a una mujer
Overview: A shy young man has trouble relating to women and asks an extravagant relationship counselor for help.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-03-02
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La película
Overview: A photographer shoots a documentary film in a small town in Argentina (Uribelarrea) about the filming that a foreign producer is doing on the spot.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-10-02
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La fiesta de todos
Overview: Documentary about Argentina's victory in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, held in that country during its last dictatorship.
Genres: Documentary Comedy Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-05-24
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La industria del matrimonio
Overview: There are 3 stories about the intermediaries of marriage (the ads of magazines, seers and agencies): Sentimental mail, about an energetic woman who wants to marry a dominable man; Elixir of love, on the subject of the title; and Romantic about a melodic singer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-09-01
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La Raya Amarilla
Overview: A group of Montevidean workers split up to paint the yellow line in the center of the streets.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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