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Antonio Larreta

Antonio Larreta

Writer · Died August 18, 2015, aged 92 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (Montevideo, December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2015), better known as Antonio or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan actor, writer, and film and theater critic.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 13, 1922
Died
August 18, 2015 (aged 92)
From
Montevideo, Uruguay
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Antonio Larreta's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
28%
Power
23%
Self
13%
Society
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Antonio Larreta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Antonio Larreta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Antonio

  • Mad Love(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Volaverunt(1999)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • The Things of Love: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Tres palabras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • The Fencing Master(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fourteen Stations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • I, the Worst of All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Black River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • The Things of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Nunca estuve en Viena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Mestizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • El río que nos lleva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • The House of Bernarda Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Ballad of Dog Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • The Holy Innocents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • The Truth on the Savolta Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Avisa a Curro Jiménez(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 40 episodes · Creator · Screenplay · Writer

  • Al fin solos, pero... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1976 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Mad Love (2001)

$9.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Fencing Master (1992)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Avisa a Curro Jiménez (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting21 of 22: 19 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Antonio Larreta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

The Fencing Master (1992)

Midcredits 70th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Antonio Larreta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Antonio Larreta's MovieCove titles; José Nieto shares the most, 2.