Luis Puenzo

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Luis Puenzo
Film Director, producer, writer

Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born 19 February 1946) is an

Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has also worked in the United States.[1]

Biography

Puenzo was born in

film editor and trombone player of the famous Porteña Jazz Band); the firm's name was changed to Cinemanía S.A. in 1974.[2]

During Argentina's

disappeared. During this difficult time, Puenzo decided to work in advertising.[3]

In the United States he is known for his film Old Gringo (1989), starring Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Smits.

His film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and many other accolades.[4]

He was the president of the

INCAA under the presidency of Alberto Fernández
.

He is the father of screenwriter and film director Lucía Puenzo.

Observations

The Official Story, arguably Puenzo's best work, has been lauded by film critics and scholars for bringing to the screen a story that "[is] an excellent point of departure to explore some of Argentina and Latin America's most salient problems today. As the film deals with its various themes, it shows their impact on individuals in a very personal way, thus making them more immediate." Today, Puenzo's film has become "a staple in many Latin American culture courses throughout the U.S. and Europe, keeping its relevance intact even though it is now well into its second decade."[5][6]

According to Sandra Brennan most of his films "offer probing, metaphorical portraits of characters and relationships in the face of larger sociopolitical issues."[7]

Filmography

  • Luces de mis zapatos (1973)
  • Las Sorpresas (1975), segment "Cinco años de vida"
  • La Historia oficial (1985), aka The Official Story
  • Old Gringo (1989)
  • With Open Arms (1990)
  • novel of the same name
    .
  • Broken Silence (2002), Mini-TV Series, segment "Some Who Lived."
  • La Puta y la Ballena
     (2004), The Whore and the Whale

Awards for The Official Story

Wins

Nominations

References

  1. ^ IMDb film data base.
  2. ^ ABC Guionistas: Reconocimiento a Luis Puenzo en Tandil Cine (in Spanish)
  3. The American University
    , 1992.
  4. ^ "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  5. California State University-Bakersfield
    .
  6. ^ Cinergía Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine movie file by Cristina Molano-Wendt, Amy Bianchi, Shannon Tierny, and Brian Sabella. For educational purposes.
  7. Allmovie
    , biography.

External links

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