Valentín Pimstein Weiner (9 August 1925 – 27 June 2017) was a Chilean producer of

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Biography

Pimstein was the seventh child of nine in a Belarusian Jewish family (from Minsk), which owns a glass shop in Barrio Brasil in Santiago. His fondness for the romantic and melodramatic stories born under the eaves of his mother, a frequent consumer of Mexican films and soap operas, and developed in parallel with his interest in theater. After fulfilling adulthood, Pimstein decided to leave his native country in search of adventure. He came to Mexico, where he became assistant director of a film studio assistant by day and a nightclub. There, he met

Emilio Azcárraga Milmo Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930, in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas – April 16, 1997, outside Miami, Miami, Florida) was a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hi ...

, at that time owner of

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. Pimstein died in Chile on June 27, 2017.

Filmography

Selected filmography

Film

* Napoleoncito (1964) * Bala perdida (1960) * Vivir del cuento (1960) * Las tres pelonas (1958) * The Living Idol (1957)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimstein, Valentin 1925 births 2017 deaths Chilean film producers Chilean Jews Chilean people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Mass media people from Santiago, Chile Chilean emigrants to Mexico