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Fernando Birri (1925–2017)

Birri is known as the "Father of the New Latin American Cinema". He studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Roma, and after graduating returned to the province of Santa Fe in Argentina, where he founded the first film school specialized in documentary in Latin America. He was forced to exile due to the Argentinean military ... See full bio »

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(age 92) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Known For

Los inundados Director
(1962)
Org Director
(1979)
(1999)

Filmography

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 2017 Decile a mamá que estamos todos bien (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.10 (2017)
 2006 ZA 05. Lo viejo y lo nuevo (Documentary)
 1999 Che: muerte de la utopia? (Documentary)
 1999 El siglo del viento (Documentary)
 1998 Enredando sombras (Documentary)
 1979 Org
 1963 La pampa gringa (Short)
 1962 Che, Buenos Aires (Documentary)
 1962 Los inundados
 1958 Tire dié (Documentary short)
 1955 Selinunte (I templi coricati) (Documentary short)
Show Show Actor (17 credits)
Show Show Writer (15 credits)
Show Show Editor (4 credits)
Show Show Producer (2 credits)
Show Show Special effects (1 credit)
Show Show Sound department (1 credit)
Show Show Soundtrack (1 credit)
Show Show Thanks (3 credits)
Show Show Self (18 credits)
Show Show Archive footage (1 credit)
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Other Works:

Birri, Fernando, Horizonte de la mano, Santa Fé, Argentina, 1945.

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Writes poetry and worked as a puppeteer. See more »

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