Jorge Ali Triana Varon (born April 4, 1942 in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

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) is a Colombian

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and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. It is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as theatre director, directing more than 50 works. With the TPB, he won several awards that have established him as one of the most important directors in the country. He has also participated in various theater festivals and has directed TV specials, as well as some series of "Revivamos nuestra historia" ("Relive Our History."). He directed over 30 TV series episodes and several short TV films."Jorge Ali Triana, director"
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Filmography

Films

*1985: Time to Die *1996:

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*2002: Bolívar Soy Yo *2007: Esto huele mal

Television

* ''Las cuatro edades del amor'' (1980) * ''Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades'' (1981) * ''El cuento del domingo'' (1980) * ''El Cristo de espaldas'' (1987), TV adaptation of the novel by

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* ''Los pecados de Inés de Hinojosa'' (TV series) (1988) * ''Castigo Divino'' (1991), TV adaptation through R.T.I. Colombia Television of the novel ''Castigo Divino'' (1988) by Nicaraguan writer

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* ''Maten al león (1991), TV adaptation of the novel by

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* ''Crónicas de una generación trágica'' (1993) * ''Pecado santo'' (1995) * ''Amar y temer'' (2009) * ''Comando élite'', TV series (2013)

Awards

His awards include: *Award for Best Film "OMBU de oro" *Award for Best Latin American Film "OMBU de plata"¸ Festival de Mar del Plata¸ Argentina 2002. *Spectators' Award¸ Festival de Cine de Touluse¸ France 2002. *Award of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia. *Award of Fond Sud Cinema¸ France.

Personal life

He is an

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References

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