Arturo Acevedo Vallarino

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Arturo Acevedo Vallarino
Arturo Acevedo Vallarino in 1925
Born1873
Died1950
NationalityColombian
OccupationDirector
Known for

Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950)[2] was a Colombian film director known for the 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. In 1894 he graduated as a dentist. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Acevedo Family". Banrepcultural. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. 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. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Los Acevedo hacen cine" (in Spanish). Eltiempo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "INTERVIEW WITH GONZALO ACEVEDO" (in Spanish). Lablaa. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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