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10 famous stories set in Buenos Aires

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Browse 30 books, 118 movies and 11 TV shows set in Buenos Aires.

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes

TVE-100 Bares-Haddock Films-INCAA-Tornasol Films-Telefe-Canal+ España-Ministerio de Cultura
movie

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 1970s-1980s; 2009
Focus

Focus

K & S Films-RatPac Entertainment-Zaftig Films-Warner Bros. Pictures-Di Novi Pictures
movie

Nicky an accomplished con artist gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

Setting: Buenos Aires, Argentina; New Orleans, USATime Period: Contemporary
Modern Romance

Modern Romance

by Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg
book

Now a New York Times BestsellerA hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voicesAt some point, every one of us embarks…

Setting: Tokyo, Japan; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Wichita, USATime Period: 2015
The Heist of the Century

The Heist of the Century

Viacom International Inc.-Telefe-AZ Films-MarVista Entertainment-Film Tonic-INCAA-Cine Argentino
movie

In 2006 a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as what happened afterwards. This is their…

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 2006
Once

Once

tvshow

The series revolves around Gabo, a soccer-loving teenager who, upon receiving a scholarship from the prestigious Sports Academic Institute (IAD) of Buenos Aires, will see his dream of playing at Los Halcones Dorados,…

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 2017
Nine Queens

Nine Queens

Naya Films S.A.-Patagonik-FX Sound-Industrias Audiovisuales Argentinas S.A.-J.Z. & Asociados-Kodak Argentina S.A.-INCAA
movie

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 2000
Soy Luna

Soy Luna

Jorge Edelstein
tvshow

Although it is difficult for Luna to live in another country, she is determined to try everything to make new friends and achieve a new style of skating.

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: Contemporary 2010s
Happy Together

Happy Together

Block 2 Pictures-Jet Tone Production
movie

A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.

Setting: Hong Kong, China; Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 1990s
El Angel

El Angel

El Deseo-TVE-INCAA-Telefe-K & S Films-Underground Producciones
movie

Buenos Aires Argentina 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face but a vocational thief as well who acts ruthlessly without remorse. When he meets Ramón they follow together a dark path of…

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 1971
Waiting for the Hearse

Waiting for the Hearse

Rosafrey SRL-Susy Suranyi y Asociados
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…

Setting: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTime Period: 1985

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