Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953) is an

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award-winning

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, and

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Biography

Born in

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, Piñeyro studied

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at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts. In 1980, he and his associate

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founded Cinemania, a

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n production company. In 1984, Piñeyro came to international attention as executive producer of ''

The Official Story ''The Official Story'' ( es, La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine drama historical film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the Unit ...

'' (directed by Luis Puenzo). In 1985, the film became the first Latin American movie to win an

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for the

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. In 1992, Piñeyro premiered as a director with ''Tango Feroz'' (''Tanguito, Wild Tango''). In Argentina, the film set attendance records and initiated a debate about the country's past. Screened at such film festivals as the

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in 1993, the film won several awards including the Premio del Jurado Joven en el Festival de San Sebastián (1993). ''

Caballos Salvajes ''Wild Horses'' ( es, Caballos salvajes) is a 1995 Argentine road movie directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Aída Bortnik. It stars Héctor Alterio, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Cecilia Dopazo and Federico Luppi in a cameo appearance ...

'' (''Wild Horses'') (1995), Piñeyro's second film as director, became the second-highest attended film in Argentina. It received a number of awards, including the ''Jury's Special Mention'' at the 1996

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. The film also played such festivals as the Mostra Internazionale del Film Venecia and the New Directors/New Films Festival (1996) at the

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. Piñeyro's next film, ''

Cenizas del paraíso ''Ashes of Paradise'' ( es, Cenizas del paraíso) is a 1997 Argentine crime drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro. It tells in flashbacks how the untroubled private happiness of a family – a judge and his three grown-up sons – cr ...

'' (''Ashes of Paradise''), was produced by Buena Vista International and became Argentina's highest-grossing film in 1997. It won a number of international awards, among them the Spanish Goya Award for Best Foreign Film in Spanish and was selected to present Argentina for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. In addition, the film was screened at a number of international film festivals, ranging from the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival to the

. In 2000, ''

Plata quemada ''Burnt Money'' ( es, Plata quemada, links=no) is a 2000 action thriller directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice and Ricardo Bartis, ...

'' (''Burnt Money'') gained international recognition and reached a considerable audience worldwide. In

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, where a large part of the plot takes place, ''Plata quemada'' became even the most viewed film of the year. Screened at international film festivals like Venice,

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, Toronto, and Rio de Janeiro, it also won a number of awards and award nominations. In 2001, Piñeyro contributed the short film "El Dorado" to ''Argentina Vivo 2001'', an

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of shorts by Argentine directors. The following year, his feature '' Kamchatka'' played at film festivals in

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;

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, and

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, and was selected to represent Argentina for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. His next film, ''

El método ''The Method'' ( es, El método) is a 2005 thriller film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and based on the 2003 play ''El mètode Grönholm'' by Jordi Galceran. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Najwa Nimri, Eduard Fernández, Pablo Echarri, Ernesto Alterio ...

'' (''The Method''), premiered in 2005 and was shown at several international film festivals, including the

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. It won two Goya Awards (2006), including one for Piñeyro for best adapted script. In 2009, ''

Las viudas de los jueves The Widows of Thursdays ( es, Las viudas de los jueves) is a 2009 Argentine-Spanish crime drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and based on the novel of the same name by Claudia Piñeiro (published in English as ''Thursday Night Widows''). It s ...

'' (''The Widows of Thursdays'') was released. As of 2013, his most recent film is '' Ismael'', starring

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and

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. Piñeyro has so far worked with

Héctor Alterio Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain. Biography Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...

(4 times),

Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in '' Red Lights''. Biography Sbaraglia was ...

(4 times), Cecilia Roth (3 times),

Leticia Brédice Leticia Marcela Brédice (born July 26, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer. Career Brédice won Best New Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1993 for ''Anni Ribelli''. In 1997, she has also won Best Supporting Act ...

(3 times),

Ernesto Alterio Ernesto Federico Alterio Bacaicoa (born 25 September 1970) is an Argentine-Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. Early life Alterio is the son of psychologist Modesta Ángela Bacaicoa Destéfano and actor Héctor Alterio Onorato. His ...

(2 times), Eduardo Noriega (2 times),

Pablo Echarri Pablo Daniel Echarri (born September 21, 1969) is a leading Argentine actor. Biography He was born in Sarandí, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Career Pablo Echarri began his career on Argentine television in 1993. He was given his first sig ...

(2 times) and Fernán Mirás (2 times), as well as Federico Luppi, Imanol Arias,

Dolores Fonzi Dolores María Fonzi (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine TV, theatre and film actress. Several of her films have received critical acclaim such as '' Burnt Money'', '' Waiting for the Messiah'', '' Bottom of the Sea'' and '' The Aura''. Her brot ...

and

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. Piñeyro, as of April 2007, has been scripting a new project in collaboration with

Marcelo Figueras Marcelo Figueras (born 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a writer and a screenwriter. Novels * ''El muchacho peronista'' * ''El espía del tiempo,'' (2002) * ''Kamchatka,'' 2003 (published in English in 2010 translated by Frank Wynne) * ''La b ...

, with whom Piñeyro had already worked for ''

Plata Quemada ''Burnt Money'' ( es, Plata quemada, links=no) is a 2000 action thriller directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice and Ricardo Bartis, ...

'' and '' Kamchatka''. (17/04/2007). Marcelo Piñeyro sur Casamérica.es
(retrieved April 20, 2007)

Filmography

Director and writer * '' Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito'' (1993) ''Tanguito'' * ''

'' (1995) ''Wild Horses'' * ''

'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Paradise Ashes'' * ''

Historias de Argentina en vivo ''Historias'' is the fifth studio album released on April 19, 1994 by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. Reception The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars: "If you were to pick only one Arjona's album fo ...

'' (2001) (as one of several directors) * '' Kamchatka'' (2002) (solely director) * ''

'' (2002) a.k.a. ''Burnt Money'' * ''

'' (2005) aks ''The Method'' * ''

'' (2009) aks ''The Widows of Thursdays'' * '' Ismael'' (2013) Producer * '' La historia oficial'' (1985) a.k.a. ''The Official Story''

References

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