Lisandro Duque Naranjo (born 30 October 1943) is a Colombian

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 ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He has directed ten films since 1974. His 1983 film ''

The Bicycle Racer ''The Bicycle Racer'' ( es, El escarabajo) is a 1983 Colombian drama film directed by Lisandro Duque Naranjo. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Gina Morett as Emma * Eduardo Gazcón as Álvaro * Argemiro C ...

'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film '' Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican film ''Alsino and ...

. His 2001 film, '' The Invisible Children'', was selected as the Colombian entry for the

Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

at the

75th Academy Awards The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonl ...

, but it was not nominated.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1983) *'' Visa U.S.A'' (1986) * '' Milagro en Roma'' (1988) *'' Los niños invisibles'' (2001) *''Los actores del conflicto'' (2008) *''El Soborno del Cielo'' (2016)

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* 1943 births Living people Colombian film directors Colombian screenwriters Male screenwriters People from Valle del Cauca Department {{Colombia-film-director-stub