Francisco López Silva
Francisco López Silva (b. La Coruña, Spain, August 17, 1880 - d. Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 3, 1960) was a first Spanish actor who developed his career in Argentina from 1942. He stood out especially during the golden age of Argentine cinema in 30 films, along with a lot of popular actors like Arturo García Buhr, Jorge Mistral, Roberto Airaldi, Amalia Sánchez Ariño, Norma Giménez, Beba Bidart, Lalo Malcolm, Francisco de Paula, Eva Duarte, Jorge Rigaud, and others.
La pródiga (1945)
The story of Julia, a beautiful woman of licentious life who one day reconsiders and decides to use her fortune for the good of her neighbor and of the needy. (more)
The story of Julia, a beautiful woman of licentious life who one day reconsiders and decides to use her fortune for the good of her neighbor and of the needy. (more)
The life of Saint Rosa de Lima. (more)
La casa de los millones (1942)
A capricious "new rich" makes her employees suffer with her moods, until she hires a butler who will change her life. (more)
A capricious "new rich" makes her employees suffer with her moods, until she hires a butler who will change her life. (more)
Sixteen (1943)
A naive teenager faces a distressing reality that instills in her the idea of suicide. (more)
A naive teenager faces a distressing reality that instills in her the idea of suicide. (more)
El hombre señalado (1957)
This relentlessly realistic Argentine production was released in the U.S. as The Marked Man. The title character is a poverty-stricken janitor who suddenly wins an enormous sum in the National lottery. Spending money before he actually collects it, the janitor is ... (more)
This relentlessly realistic Argentine production was released in the U.S. as The Marked Man. The title character is a poverty-stricken janitor who suddenly wins an enormous sum in the National lottery. Spending money before he actually collects it, the janitor is ... (more)
El grito sagrado (1954)
El Grito Sagrado (The Silent Call) is a fictionalized retelling of Argentina's fight for independence from Spain. The story is "personalized" by being related through the eyes of Mariquita Sanchez de Thompson y Mendeville, played by popular Latin American leading ... (more)
El Grito Sagrado (The Silent Call) is a fictionalized retelling of Argentina's fight for independence from Spain. The story is "personalized" by being related through the eyes of Mariquita Sanchez de Thompson y Mendeville, played by popular Latin American leading ... (more)
El conde de Montecristo (1953)
Edmundo Dantes is betrayed by his best friend, who has him killed to keep his property and his love. But after a few years, a certain Count appears to mortify the life of the traitorous friend. (more)
Edmundo Dantes is betrayed by his best friend, who has him killed to keep his property and his love. But after a few years, a certain Count appears to mortify the life of the traitorous friend. (more)
La muerte en las calles (1952)
During the English invasions, a merchant forces his daughter to marry a soldier. (more)
During the English invasions, a merchant forces his daughter to marry a soldier. (more)
Me casé con una estrella (1951)
A humble boy who works in a theater company must become the husband of an actress so that she can get her son back. (more)
A humble boy who works in a theater company must become the husband of an actress so that she can get her son back. (more)
In Burning Darkness (1959)
In an institution for the blind, a man rails against his misfortune, his energy and thinking distorted by a need to fight his blindness. Unhappy and unable to come to grips with his condition, he stirs a sympathetic chord in another blind inmate. She in turn, ... (more)
In an institution for the blind, a man rails against his misfortune, his energy and thinking distorted by a need to fight his blindness. Unhappy and unable to come to grips with his condition, he stirs a sympathetic chord in another blind inmate. She in turn, ... (more)
The Vampire of Santiago (1955)
In seventeenth century's Chile a woman kills her lover because she wants to conquer a priest. (more)
In seventeenth century's Chile a woman kills her lover because she wants to conquer a priest. (more)
Forbidden Love (1958)
During a horse race, Ana, a happily married woman with a child, he met Captain Brown. Later, they meet again on a long train journey and inevitably love arises. Both try to forget each one on his own, however, things go more and more complicated, making it ... (more)
During a horse race, Ana, a happily married woman with a child, he met Captain Brown. Later, they meet again on a long train journey and inevitably love arises. Both try to forget each one on his own, however, things go more and more complicated, making it ... (more)
Los árboles mueren de pie (1951)
For over twenty years, an elderly man convinces his wife that their long-lost criminal grandson has changed his ways to become a successful professional and loving husband. When he learns of his grandson’s death, he decides to keep yet another secret and arranges ... (more)
For over twenty years, an elderly man convinces his wife that their long-lost criminal grandson has changed his ways to become a successful professional and loving husband. When he learns of his grandson’s death, he decides to keep yet another secret and arranges ... (more)
La novela de un joven pobre (1942)
After losing all his fortune, a man assumes his poverty with dignity, confidence and effort. He faces all adversities and his nobility and perseverance make him succeed and be happy with the woman he loves. (more)
After losing all his fortune, a man assumes his poverty with dignity, confidence and effort. He faces all adversities and his nobility and perseverance make him succeed and be happy with the woman he loves. (more)
La mentirosa (1942)
Dizzy secretary with a knack for embroidering the truth is identified as the heiress of a big mystery estate. (more)
Dizzy secretary with a knack for embroidering the truth is identified as the heiress of a big mystery estate. (more)
El deseo (1944)
While her husband is abroad, Luisa receives a visit from an old love, her cousin, who becomes a "dangerous attraction". Her husband's stay abroad is prolonged and her loneliness overwhelms her and her attraction to her cousin increases. (more)
While her husband is abroad, Luisa receives a visit from an old love, her cousin, who becomes a "dangerous attraction". Her husband's stay abroad is prolonged and her loneliness overwhelms her and her attraction to her cousin increases. (more)
A 1944 film. (more)
The Phantom Lady (1945)
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully ... (more)
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully ... (more)
The Grand House (1953)
A man and his con man brother, who adores his mother, has a dream of seeing the family reunited. (more)
A man and his con man brother, who adores his mother, has a dream of seeing the family reunited. (more)