Arturo Acevedo Vallarino
| Arturo Acevedo Vallarino | |
|---|---|
 Arturo Acevedo Vallarino in 1925 | |
| Born |
1873 Bogotá[1] |
| Died | 1950 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Occupation | Director |
| Known for |
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Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950)[2] was a Colombian film director known for silent films La tragedia del silencio (1924) and Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925). In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a timber plantation.[3] In 1920, he founded production company Acevedo e Hijos.[4]
Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father General Ramón Acevedo. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Acevedo Family". Banrepcultural. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Torres, Rito Alberto. ""Hemos de tener un arte propio" (II): la importancia de "La tragedia del silencio" en un periodo fundacional de nuestra cinematografía" (in Spanish). Fundación Patrimonio Fílmico Colombiano. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Los Acevedo hacen cine" (in Spanish). Eltiempo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH GONZALO ACEVEDO" (in Spanish). Lablaa. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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