A list of films produced in Argentina in 1959:
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This is an index to pages listing Argentine films ordered by year of release. For an A-Z list, see Category:Argentine films.
Román Viñoly Barreto was a Uruguayan-Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Warly Ceriani was a classic Argentine actor who appeared in major Argentine films from 1938 to 1959.
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril, was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Enrique Carreras was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the cinema of Argentina and a prominent figure of the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Julio Porter was an Argentine screenwriter and film director known as one of the most prolific screenwriters and film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina and a notable figure of the classical era of Argentine cinema.
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.
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