Cast: Héctor Alterio

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Héctor Alterio. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Official Story

1985 · Movie · 110 min. · Argentina

Direction Luis Puenzo

Cast Héctor Alterio · Norma Aleandro · Hugo Arana · Chunchuna Villafañe

Synopsis Alicia Marnet de Ibañez is happily married to her husband Roberto. They have an adopted daughter named Gaby. Alicia is blissfully ignorant about what happened in the military coup until one of her history students asks her if she only...

7.8

8K votes

7.8

8K votes

Son of the Bride

2001 · Movie · 124 min. · Argentina

Direction Juan José Campanella

Cast Ricardo Darín · Héctor Alterio · Norma Aleandro · Natalia Verbeke

Synopsis Son of the Bride (2001) follows Rafael, a middle-aged man overwhelmed by his hectic life running a restaurant and managing personal struggles. His estranged relationship with his aging parents, particularly his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's, adds to his emotional...

7.7

54K votes

7.7

54K votes

Vientos de agua (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 975 min. · Argentina

Direction Juan José Campanella · Sebastián Pivotto · Bruno Stagnaro · Paula Hernández

Cast Héctor Alterio · Ernesto Alterio · Eduardo Blanco · Silvia Abascal

Synopsis Vientos de agua (Winds of Water) is a 2006 cult Argentine- Spanish mini TV series created by Juan José Campanella. The drama traces a Spaniard's emigration to Argentina in the 1930s, and, years later, his son's return to modern-day Spain.

7.6

4K votes

7.6

4K votes

Rebellion in Patagonia

1974 · Movie · 103 min. · Argentina

Direction Héctor Olivera

Cast Héctor Alterio · Luis Brandoni · Federico Luppi · Pepe Soriano

Synopsis In 1920, in the far south province of Santa Cruz, workers went on strike demanding better living and work conditions, denied by the sheep barons and other employers. The government sent troops who, after a misunderstanding, slaughtered hundreds of workers.

7.5

2K votes

7.5

2K votes

Cria cuervos (Raise Ravens)

1976 · Movie · 110 min. · Spain

Direction Carlos Saura

Cast Ana Torrent · Geraldine Chaplin · Mónica Randall · Mayte Sánchez

Synopsis Carlos Saura wrote and directed this powerful psychological drama in which family crises which reflect the embattled soul of a nation are seen through the eyes of an unusually perceptive child. Shortly after her domineering mother dies, eight-year-old Ana discovers...

7.4

6K votes

7.4

6K votes

The Truce

1974 · Movie · 108 min. · Argentina

Direction Sergio Renán

Cast Héctor Alterio · Ana María Picchio · Luis Brandoni · Marilina Ross

Synopsis The film opens on Martín Santomé's (Héctor Alterio) 49th birthday, a widower and the father of three children: the eldest, the embittered Esteban (Luis Brandoni); the caring middle-child Blanca (Marilina Ross) and Jaime (Oscar Martínez), a closeted homosexual. He goes...

7.3

793 votes

7.3

793 votes

The Nest (El nido)

1980 · Movie · 107 min. · Spain

Direction Jaime de Armiñán

Cast Héctor Alterio · Ana Torrent · Luis Politti · Patricia Adriani

Synopsis In a small town in Spain, while riding through the woods one day, Alejandro, an energetic, eccentric and lonely 60-year-old widower, finds a series of notes written in playful rhymes that offer clues in a treasure hunt -- presumably leading...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Paradise Ashes

1997 · Movie · 116 min. · Argentina

Direction Marcelo Piñeyro

Cast Héctor Alterio · Leonardo Sbaraglia · Cecilia Roth · Daniel Kuzniecka

Synopsis Judge Costa Makantasis dies when falling mysteriously from the terrace of the Court's House Buildings and Ana Muro, a 22 year-ld girl is found dead that same night with 15 stabs. The three sons of the Judge will plead guilty...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Quebracho

1974 · Movie · 95 min. · Argentina

7.1

185 votes

7.1

185 votes

El crimen de Cuenca

1980 · Movie · 92 min. · Spain

Direction Pilar Miró

Cast Amparo Soler Leal · Héctor Alterio · Fernando Rey · Daniel Dicenta

Synopsis El crimen de Cuenca (1980) is a gripping Spanish historical drama based on true events. Set in early 20th-century rural Spain, the film follows the wrongful imprisonment of two peasants accused of a murder they did not commit. Enduring brutal...

7.1

7K votes

7.1

7K votes

November

2003 · Movie · 104 min. · Spain

Direction Achero Mañas

Cast Óscar Jaenada · Ingrid Rubio · Héctor Alterio · Amparo Baró

Synopsis In November (2003), a group of young filmmakers in Madrid decide to shoot a low-budget horror movie in an abandoned factory. As they delve into their project, strange and eerie events begin to unfold, blurring the lines between fiction and...

7.1

20K votes

7.1

20K votes

Kamchatka

2002 · Movie · 104 min. · Argentina

Direction Marcelo Piñeyro

Cast Ricardo Darín · Cecilia Roth · Héctor Alterio · Fernanda Mistral

Synopsis Kamchatka (2002) is a poignant Argentine drama set during the 1976 military coup. The story follows a 10-year-old boy whose family flees to a rural safe house to escape political persecution. Through his eyes, we experience the innocence of childhood...

7.0

12K votes

7.0

12K votes

Camila

1984 · Movie · 107 min. · Argentina

Direction María Luisa Bemberg

Cast Susú Pecoraro · Imanol Arias · Héctor Alterio · Elena Tasisto

Synopsis In 1840's Buenos Aires, Argentina, a beautiful young socialite named Camila falls in love with Ladislao, a Jesuit priest. After several failed attempts at fighting his own feelings, he ultimately succumbs to her. The two later escape to a far...

7.0

935 votes

7.0

935 votes

7.0

3K votes

The Last Train

2002 · Movie · 93 min. · Uruguay

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

6.8

45 votes

Las huellas borradas

1999 · Movie · 100 min. · Spain

Direction Enrique Gabriel

Cast Federico Luppi · Mercedes Sampietro · Elena Anaya · Héctor Alterio

Synopsis This film traces the return of a poet, Manuel, to his tiny hometown in northern Spain. This town, Higuera, is about to be flooded by a reservoir in a matter of days. The film examines Manuel's relationship with his family...

6.8

1K votes

6.8

1K votes