Luis Brandoni

Luis Brandoni

Born: April 18, 1940
in Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brandoni was born in Dock Sud, a port community east of Avellaneda. He debuted on the stage in 1962, television in 1963, and on film in 1966. He joined the National Comedy Theater in 1964 under the direction of Luisa Vehil. Politically active in the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR), he served as cultural policy adviser for President Raúl Alfonsín (1983-89), and was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1993, where he served until 2001.

He was an unsuccessful Argentine Senate candidate for the UCR in 2005, and for Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province, with nominee Ricardo Alfonsín, in 2007. He was married to actress Marta Bianchi, and in 2007 married Monica Lopez. An actor with extensive film, television and theatre credits, he portrayed leading roles in acclaimed pictures such as La tregua (1974), Juan que reía (1976), Darse cuenta (1984), Esperando la carroza (1985), Made in Argentina (1986), Cien veces no debo (1990), Convivencia (1993), Una sombra ya pronto serás (1994), De mi barrio con amor (1995), and Los pasos perdidos (2001). His career remained strong during 2011: among his notable theatre credits was his portrayal of former President Arturo Illia; and his notable television credits included a starring role in the Telefé; sitcom, El Hombre de tu vida.

He earned three Martín Fierro Awards (1970, 1990, and 1993); and an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor awards for Best Actor for his roles in Made in Argentina and Convivencia. Brandoni also served in numerous actors' guilds, including the International Federation of Actors (IFA) as its Vice President between 1974 and 2004.

Movies for Luis Brandoni...

Un tal Mario
Title: Un tal Mario
Released: April 20, 2024
Type: Movie
In the 70s, Mario Mactas, a prominent journalist for the magazine Satiricón, went into exile in Barcelona due to political repression in Argentina. His return introduced a unique vision of current affairs, challenging conventions still in force in the digital age.
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San Pugliese
Title: San Pugliese
Released: April 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Osvaldo Pugliese transcended the world, created his own style in tango and became a saint against bad luck for musicians. In the film, his daughter, granddaughter, musicians and fans retrace his steps to unveil this mystery.
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Title: Nada
Character: Manuel
Released: October 11, 2023
Type: TV
An iconic bon vivant, who barely has enough resources to maintain his affluent lifestyle, hires a young woman from Paraguay to replace the recently deceased maid who took care of him for more than 40 years.
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Humo bajo el agua
Title: Humo bajo el agua
Released: April 20, 2023
Type: Movie
A look at love and friendship in a historic moment for Argentina after the recovery of democracy. It tells the story of Julián, a young ranch hand who is reunited with Patricio, the son of his boss and his childhood friend. The passage of time and being face to face in the countryside where they were born, will make them realize that their childhood affection has become an indomitable feeling.
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Title: The Boss
Character: Polaco
Released: October 26, 2022
Type: TV
Eliseo is the superintendent of an upscale building. On the surface, is cordial and docile in his role, but underneath Eliseo believes himself the omnipotent figure of the community — meddling in the affairs of residents and pulling strings as he sees fit. Eliseo's only concern is protecting his job, which comes under threat by a proposed pool project.
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Franklin, historia de un billete
Title: Franklin, historia de un billete
Released: May 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Correa is a retired boxer who spent much of his life running "errands" for Bernal, a violent mobster, who was also his former manager. A mistaken murder and his loyalty led to a few years in prison. Upon leaving him, he decides to turn his life upside down with Rosa, a prostitute who is the victim of a trafficking network commanded by Bernal and the police.
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Carroceros
Title: Carroceros
Released: February 4, 2021
Type: Movie
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Karakol
Title: Karakol
Released: September 3, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: Derecho Viejo
Character: Marcelo Tracy
Released: November 21, 2019
Type: TV
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The Retirement
Title: The Retirement
Character: Rodolfo
Released: September 5, 2019
Type: Movie
Rodolfo (Luis Brandoni) is a retired doctor. Since he was widowed a few years ago, he lives alone in his house. For an unexpected event, his daughter Laura (Nancy Dupláa) with whom he barely speaks, needs to move with him for a few days. The coexistence will bring old discussions to the table, wounds that did not heal and the opportunity for them to connect again.
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Heroic Losers
Title: Heroic Losers
Character: Antonio Fontana
Released: August 15, 2019
Type: Movie
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. Now, they will unite to recover the lost money and give the blow of their lives to their greatest enemy.
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The Weasel's Tale
Title: The Weasel's Tale
Character: Pedro De Córdova
Released: May 16, 2019
Type: Movie
A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.
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4x4
Title: 4x4
Character: Amadeo
Released: April 4, 2019
Type: Movie
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A luxurious van is parked on the sidewalk. A man enters with the purpose of stealing whatever he can find, but when he wants to leave, he cannot. The doors do not open, the control panel does not respond: the van has become an armored box and he is trapped like a mouse.
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My Masterpiece
Title: My Masterpiece
Character: Renzo
Released: August 14, 2018
Type: Movie
Arturo, the successful owner of an art gallery, and Renzo, a talented but decadent painter, are old friends who cannot stop bickering. One day, Arturo comes up with a solution to all their problems, but the plan they concoct turns out to be crazier and riskier than they originally expected.
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Title: A Rooster for Esculapio
Character: Chelo Esculapio
Released: August 15, 2017
Type: TV
A young working-class man comes from Misiones (an Argentinian province) to Buenos Aires, with a fighting rooster, looking for his brother, and gets involved with low life characters, who introduce him to a world of crime.
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You Only Live Once
Title: You Only Live Once
Character: Mendi
Released: June 15, 2017
Type: Movie
Leo is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. After taping a murder and keeping the evidence he runs away to stay alive and, in order to survive, he has to cover up himself. Under a new identity he will become an orthodox Hasidic Jew. A french ruthless killer, Duges and his associates López and Harken will hunt Leo. Their nonstop chase has only one exhilarating speed: all- out. Time is running out and his enemies are getting closer. Now Leo a ragtag bunch of misfits will face the biggest challenge of their lives.
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Tokio
Title: Tokio
Released: May 21, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of two strangers who decide to overcome distance and loneliness, turning a casual meeting into an opportunity for a new beginning.
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Title: Señores papis
Character: Rafael Rodríguez Merlo
Released: January 6, 2014
Type: TV
The story tells the experiences of four modern parents Favio Carbonetti (Luciano Castro), Ignacio Moreno (Joaquín Furriel), Franco Bertossi (Luciano Cáceres) and Mauro de Leone (Peto Menahem) and attractive friends who become friends by sharing daily talks at the door of your children's Kindergarten.
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La Suerte en tus Manos
Title: La Suerte en tus Manos
Character: Dr. Weiss
Released: March 29, 2012
Type: Movie
A professional poker player seeks out an old flame after his marriage fizzles.
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Title: The Man of Your Dreams
Character: Padre Francisco
Released: July 17, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: Cain y Abel
Character: Eugenio Vedia
Released: September 15, 2010
Type: TV
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Felicitas
Title: Felicitas
Character: Martin de Álzaga
Released: June 11, 2009
Type: Movie
Buenos Aires at the outskirts of XIX century. A society rigid in patriarchal rules. A war between brothers of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Two young and very much in love youngsters, fight for their right to be together. Obeyance and fear sets them apart along more than ten years. When they are finally reunited, will they be able to overcome the pain and tragedy that haunts them?
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Waiting for the Hearse 2: The Party is Over
Title: Waiting for the Hearse 2: The Party is Over
Character: Antonio Musicardi
Released: April 2, 2009
Type: Movie
Nora and Antonio organize a prestigious celebration and invite their humble relatives.
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Democracy
Title: Democracy
Released: December 10, 2008
Type: Movie
1983: After more than seven years of terror, the Argentineans recover the democracy. The reconstruction of a climate of time and an event that marked a point of break not only in the policy but in the culture and the arts of Argentina
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Title: Una familia especial como la tuya
Character: Cayetano Molina
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
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It's Not You, It's Me
Title: It's Not You, It's Me
Character: Padre de María
Released: October 28, 2004
Type: Movie
Thirty-year-old Javier is a surgeon and in his free time works as a disc jockey. He decides to marry and move to the United States with his girlfriend María. They make all their plans; they wed, and then María is the first to move and make contacts in their new home, while Javier packs up in Argentina and prepares to start his new life in the States. While he is on the way to the airport, he receives a call from María telling him that she is confused and has been seeing someone else.
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A Day in Paradise
Title: A Day in Paradise
Character: Director Comercial
Released: July 3, 2003
Type: Movie
A cartoonist and painter who can not stand out and make a living, among other things, as a photographer of news magazines and a beautiful young woman who comes to Buenos Aires from inside the country to try to make it as a model and actress, living a love as passionate as fraught with disagreements.
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Title: Durmiendo con mi jefe
Character: Enzo Tampone
Released: April 14, 2003
Type: TV
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Los pasos perdidos
Title: Los pasos perdidos
Character: Ernesto Erigaray
Released: August 9, 2001
Type: Movie
An Argentinean family living in Spain has their lives rocked when a famous author from their home country claims that their daughter is actually his granddaughter who was lost during a war.
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Title: Tiempo final
Released: July 3, 2000
Type: TV
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What Your Eyes Don't See
Title: What Your Eyes Don't See
Character: Raúl
Released: May 25, 2000
Type: Movie
A murder in a house in Tigre triggers an investigation in the sphere of a political weekly. Crimes follow one another and the police can't solve the puzzle. A magazine journalist will try to get to the truth without knowing that more than one surprise awaits her.
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The Damned Rib
Title: The Damned Rib
Character: Juan
Released: December 4, 1999
Type: Movie
Four women decide to go together to have fun at a men's strip show. On the trip, the taxi driver pays attention to their conversation where each one tells the others her ideal of a man. Since then, he decides to pass himself off as the ideal man.
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El sueño de los héroes
Title: El sueño de los héroes
Character: El Mudo
Released: November 5, 1997
Type: Movie
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La furia
Title: La furia
Character: Dr. Raúl Lombardi
Released: June 5, 1997
Type: Movie
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El mundo contra mí
Title: El mundo contra mí
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: Movie
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De mi barrio con amor
Title: De mi barrio con amor
Released: June 20, 1996
Type: Movie
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El verso
Title: El verso
Character: Juan
Released: February 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Between farce and grotesque, John, who has lost his job, in a collective versea values ​​of a knife sharpener, can not against debts contracted or can with his family, wife and two kids. One day, the woman left, runs out of credit and Juan is left with only his dream of being a radio announcer.
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A Shadow You Soon Will Be
Title: A Shadow You Soon Will Be
Character: Barrante
Released: May 5, 1994
Type: Movie
This film follows the exploits of a middle aged man as he wanders through Argentina. It is set in the early '80s following the end of Argentina's long military dictatorship and is based on a 1990 novel by Osvaldo Soriano. Only recently returned from European exile, with no family and friends to welcome him home, "the engineer" travels the lonely southern Pampas of Argentina on the way to a job. He is periodically joined by other strange wanderers such as Nadia, the gun slinging psychic, Lem, a strange travelling millionaire, Barante, the hobo, and Coluccini, a bankrupt circus owner who involves "the engineer" in a rigged card game..
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Living Together
Title: Living Together
Released: April 20, 1994
Type: Movie
Two single men in their late forties spend regular weekends in a semi-derelict house on the Paraná river delta near Buenos Aires. However, when a girl asks for shelter from a storm, both men are forced to re-evaluate their lives and their friendship.
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Cien veces no debo
Title: Cien veces no debo
Character: Father
Released: May 3, 1990
Type: Movie
A comedy about a young girl who gets pregnant on a traditional Argentinean family.
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Made in Argentina
Title: Made in Argentina
Character: Osvaldo
Released: August 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Osvaldo and Mabel, an Argentine couple exiled for political reasons in the United States, travel to their country of origin after ten years to reconnect with their family and friends, including Mabel's brother and his wife. Mabel offers her brother the possibility of working in New York in order to improve their economic situation, but his wife is opposed to that idea.
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Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero
Title: Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero
Released: May 21, 1986
Type: Movie
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There are some guys down
Title: There are some guys down
Character: Julio
Released: September 26, 1985
Type: Movie
In times of dictatorship Argentina (1977), a young journalist suffers attacks of paranoia when he discovers suspicious persons , which could be paramilitaries in front of his building. Backdrop the last matches of World Cup 1978 Argentina live.
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Waiting for the Hearse
Title: Waiting for the Hearse
Character: Antonio
Released: May 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?
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Darse cuenta
Title: Darse cuenta
Character: Carlos Ventura
Released: August 30, 1984
Type: Movie
The relationship between a doctor and a depressed young patient in a public hospital.
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Acto de posesión
Title: Acto de posesión
Character: Enrique
Released: September 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Raquel's not able to have children, so she and her boyfriend manipulate another young woman into bearing his child.
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Alone
Title: Alone
Released: August 19, 1976
Type: Movie
A separated woman faces her future and revises her goals.
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Juan que reía
Title: Juan que reía
Character: Juan Libonatti
Released: July 15, 1976
Type: Movie
Juan Libonatti, a seller of fine wines, like up in the company where he works. His car, a brand new Citroen, will be an essential tool to sell more wine in less time and be able to move up. But one day it is stolen and he had not paid the insurance fee. That will be the beginning of a tragedy that will lead to self-destruction.
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The Truce
Title: The Truce
Character: Esteban
Released: August 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A man has to come to terms with his wasted youth, estranged family and grim prospects for the future.
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Rebellion in Patagonia
Title: Rebellion in Patagonia
Character: Antonio Soto
Released: June 13, 1974
Type: Movie
In 1920, workers from Patagonia, in Southern Argentina, gather around an anarcho-syndicalist society and go on strike, demanding better working conditions. When the situation turns unsustainable, President Yrigoyen sends Lieutenant Colonel Zavala to impose order.
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People in Buenos Aires
Title: People in Buenos Aires
Released: January 16, 1974
Type: Movie
The romance of two migrants in Buenos Aires intercut with documentary footage of early '70s Argentina.
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José María y María José (Una pareja de hoy)
Title: José María y María José (Una pareja de hoy)
Released: August 9, 1973
Type: Movie
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Paño verde
Title: Paño verde
Released: March 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Set in Buenos Aires in the 1940s, it showed the formation, rise and fall of a criminal gang.
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Autocine mon amour
Title: Autocine mon amour
Released: October 5, 1972
Type: Movie
A series of crazy sequences take place at a late-night drive-in movie theater.
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Basuras humanas
Title: Basuras humanas
Character: Motoquero
Released: September 7, 1972
Type: Movie
An adventuress causes two friends to confront each other, fakes the death of one and kills the wife of the other.
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Me enamoré sin darme cuenta
Title: Me enamoré sin darme cuenta
Released: August 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Two men love the same woman and plan ways to have her
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La gran ruta
Title: La gran ruta
Character: Tano
Released: October 7, 1971
Type: Movie
A group of boys decides to rob a hotel accommodation for seeking advice which an old offender. In parallel, we see different couples as they arrive at the same hotel and that there be at the time of the assault.
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La fidelidad
Title: La fidelidad
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: Movie
argentina movie
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The Money
Title: The Money
Character: Young Clerk
Released: May 7, 1970
Type: Movie
Stories whose common denominator is the lack of money: a young man who wants to capture a ticket, a boy-scout who dreams of singing the lottery jackpot, a frustrated self-robbery and a playboy who marries the daughter of a butcher.
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Title: Alta comedia
Released: April 19, 1970
Type: TV
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El señor presidente
Title: El señor presidente
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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We Are the Best
Title: We Are the Best
Character: Jaime
Released: November 21, 1968
Type: Movie
A group of porteños attend the grand final between Manchester and Estudiantes.
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Maternidad sin hombres
Title: Maternidad sin hombres
Released: November 7, 1968
Type: Movie
The story of several women who reach motherhood in difficult conditions.
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Turismo de carretera
Title: Turismo de carretera
Released: June 27, 1968
Type: Movie
A young mechanic ventures into motorcycle racing, but then decides to compete in motorsport disciplines.
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Tute Cabrero
Title: Tute Cabrero
Character: Sergio Bruni
Released: May 22, 1968
Type: Movie
Three colleagues must decide which one of them will be fired when the company they work for starts a downsizing process.
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La cigarra está que arde
Title: La cigarra está que arde
Character: Joven en automóvil
Released: May 4, 1967
Type: Movie
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Escala musical
Title: Escala musical
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: Movie
An entrepreneur encourages New Wave youth to get their own radio show on the air. Tour of great musical successes of the 60s, with the participation of Johnny Tedesco, Los Shakers, Los Gatos Salvajes and Yaco Monti.
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Hermanos, una historia de sangre
Title: Hermanos, una historia de sangre
Character: Narrator
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Documentary that follows filmmaker Mariano Cohn's struggle to find the truth behind the mysterious death of his brother in 2015.