Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950) was a Colombian

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known for the silent films '' La tragedia del silencio'' (1924) and '' Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño'' (1925). In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a

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. In 1920, he founded production company ''Acevedo e Hijos''. Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father, General Ramón Acevedo. In 1894 he graduated as a dentist. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.

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* Colombian film directors People from Bogotá People from Cundinamarca Department 1873 births 1950 deaths {{Colombia-film-director-stub