Román Viñoly Barreto (8 August 1910 – 20 August 1970) was a
Uruguay
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Argentine
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film director
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notable for his work during the
classical era of Argentine cinema.
Biography
Viñoly Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947 and 1966 including ''
The Black Vampire'', ''
Paper Boats'', the 1954
film
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''
El Abuelo'' which starred
Enrique Muino and
Mecha Ortiz and Esta Es Mi Vida starring
Miguel de Molina. His 1958 film ''
Los dioses ajenos'' was entered into the
8th Berlin International Film Festival.
His 1965 film ''
La pérgola de las flores'' 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.
He was also a notable screenwriter, theater and opera director.
Personal life
The director was the father of architect
Rafael Viñoly, artist Daniel Viñoly, and Dr. Ana Maria de la Merced Viñoly. He died in 1970 in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1914 births
1970 deaths
Argentine film directors
Argentine male screenwriters
Film people from Buenos Aires
Mass media people from Montevideo
Uruguayan emigrants to Argentina
Uruguayan film directors
Uruguayan screenwriters
Male screenwriters
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
20th-century Argentine screenwriters
20th-century Argentine male writers
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