Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953) is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Works
Wild Legend
A documentary that tells the story of one of the most successful Argentine films of the ‘90s: Wild Tango. With a controversy that few people know about and several detractors, the undeniable fact is that it was the first approach to cinema and local rock for an entire generation.
Release Date:2024-05-10
The Kingdom
After his running mate's murder, a controversial televangelist becomes Argentina's presidential candidate. But nothing about him is as holy as he seems.
Release Date:2021-08-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:51
Ismael
An aging couple follows after Ismael Tchou, an 8-year-old, who is trying to find his way to his estranged biological father all by himself.
Release Date:2013-12-26
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:43
The Widows of Thursdays
The closed community of a private neighborhood of high-priced houses, is moved by the discovery of three corpses that appear floating in a pool and rushes to frame it as an accident.
Release Date:2009-09-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:25
The Method
Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection test in a skyscraper at the financial district. Among them, the most disparate personalities: the winner, the aggressive, the insecure, the critic, the indecisive…
Release Date:2005-09-22
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:206
Kamchatka
In 1976, Argentina fell into the hands of a de facto government. Thousands of citizens are persecuted and kidnapped. This is the case of the parents of two children, who, knowing they are wanted, decide to hide.
Release Date:2002-10-17
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:75
Histories from Argentina En Vivo
Thirteen short films directed by thirteen directors, based on the recitals of Argentino en Vivo 2.
Release Date:2001-09-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Burnt Money
Set in Argentina in 1965, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of crime history. After a large-scale hold-up that turns bloody, the two men must flee. It is not long before the police are surrounding the building they are in and they must confront their demons to survive.
Release Date:2000-05-11
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:95
Ashes of Paradise
A judge falls from the roof of the Federal Courthouse. A woman is murdered. Between them and the three sons of the judge there is a connection that will be investigated by a woman judge who is determined to discover the truth.
Release Date:1997-08-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:23
Wild Horses
A man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away. While they're running away, they meet a girl who becomes part of the team.
Release Date:1995-08-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:26
Wild Tango
A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.
Release Date:1993-06-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:38
The Official Story
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
Release Date:1985-04-03
Department:Production
Job:Production Director
Vote Count:188