Paz Encina (born July 9, 1971) is a
Paraguayan director
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and
screenwriter
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, known for her
drama film
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''
Hamaca paraguaya'' (2006), winner of the
FIPRESCI Award of the
Cannes Film Festival
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.
Biography
She was born in
Asunción
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The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
, Paraguay. She studied at the
Universidad del Cine
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* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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of
Buenos Aires
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, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in
cinematography
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''Hamaca paraguaya'' was her first feature film. She previously made short films like ''La siesta'' (1997), ''Los encantos del Jazmín'' (1998) and ''Supe que estabas triste'' (2000).
Filmography
As director
* ''
Hamaca paraguaya'' - short film, 2000
* ''Supe que estabas triste'' - 2000
* ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - feature film, 2006
* ''
EAMI'' - 2022
As screenwriter
* ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - 2000
* ''Supe que estabas triste'' - 2000
* ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - 2006
* ''EAMI'' - 2022
References
External links
*
1971 births
Paraguayan film directors
Paraguayan women film directors
Living people
People from Asunción
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