Waldo de los Ríos
Composer · Died March 28, 1977, aged 42 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro, better known as Waldo de los Ríos (1934-1977), was a renowned Argentine musician and film score composer. He is remembered for being the musician for multiple films, both from Argentina and Spain, the latter being his residence during his last fifteen years. He died after shooting himself in the head due to severe depression after hiding his sexuality.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 7, 1934
- March 28, 1977 (aged 42)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Composer
- 9 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Known for
What are Waldo de los Ríos' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
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 Waldo de los Ríos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Waldo de los Ríos' 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
33 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
La orquesta y el silencio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
O Todo Poderoso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
La menor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
La espada negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Who Can Kill a Child?(1976)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
El televisor(1974)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Painted Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Las tres perfectas casadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
En un mundo nuevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
A Town Called Hell(1971)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Bad Man's River(1971)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sin un adiós (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The House That Screamed(1969)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
A 45 revoluciones por minuto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Tengo que abandonarte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Savage Pampas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Historias para no dormir(1966)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Whisky y vodka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Dos chicas locas locas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
El último reloj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Escala en Hi-Fi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Argentina tierra pródiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The man who sold his laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
An American Girl in Buenos Aires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Alias Gardelito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Shunko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Big Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Los dioses ajenos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1958 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Highest rated
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Most popular right now
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Waldo de los Ríos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Waldo de los Ríos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Waldo de los Ríos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Narciso Ibáñez Serrador shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Narciso Ibáñez SerradorShared titles: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), El televisor (1974), The House That Screamed (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Actors
- María Fernanda D'OcónShared titles: El televisor (1974), Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)See all 2 shared titles with María Fernanda D'Ocón
- Aldo SambrellShared titles: A Town Called Hell (1971), Bad Man's River (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Aldo Sambrell
- Lilli PalmerShared titles: Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The House That Screamed (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Lilli Palmer
Cinematographers and editors
- Juan SerraShared titles: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), El televisor (1974), Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Juan Serra
- Manuel BerenguerShared titles: A Town Called Hell (1971), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), The House That Screamed (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Manuel Berenguer
- Antonio Ramírez de LoaysaShared titles: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), Bad Man's River (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Producers
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
Mixed roles
- Irving LernerShared titles: A Town Called Hell (1971), Bad Man's River (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Irving Lerner
