Román Viñoly Barreto (8 August 1914 – 20 August 1970) was a

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Biography

Viñoly Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947 and 1966 including ''

The Black Vampire ''The Black Vampire'' ( es, El vampiro negro) is a 1953 Argentine horror film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto, starring Olga Zubarry and Roberto Escalada. It is inspired by Fritz Lang's ''M (1931 film), M''. Plot Amalia, a glamorous nightclub ...

'', '' Paper Boats'', the 1954

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'' El Abuelo'' which starred Enrique Muino and

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and Esta Es Mi Vida starring

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. His 1958 film ''

Los dioses ajenos ''Strange Gods'' (original title, ''Los dioses ajenos'') is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and starring Enrique Fava and Olga Zubarry. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Enrique ...

'' was entered into the

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. His 1965 film ''

La pérgola de las flores ''La pérgola de las flores'' is a 1965 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto based on the Chilean musical of the same name. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival The 4th Moscow I ...

'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, he was a member of the jury of the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...

. He was also a notable screenwriter, theater and opera director.

Personal life

The director was the father of architect

Rafael Viñoly Rafael Viñoly Beceiro (born 1944) is a Uruguayan architect. He is the principal of Rafael Viñoly Architects, which he founded in 1983. The firm has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, and Buenos Aires. Viñ ...

, artist Daniel Viñoly, and Dr. Ana Maria de la Merced Viñoly. He died in 1970 in

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, Argentina.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* * http://www.citwf.com/person481422.htm 1914 births 1970 deaths Argentine film directors Male screenwriters Argentine male writers People from Buenos Aires People from Montevideo Uruguayan emigrants to Argentina Uruguayan film directors Uruguayan screenwriters Uruguayan people of Spanish descent 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-film-director-stub