Juan Pablo Rebella (born 1974, in Montevideo – died July 5, 2006) was an

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an film director and screenwriter.

Biography

He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied

social communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

. In 2004 Rebella and Stoll released their second feature film ''

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'', at the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with '' La mala educación'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar and closed with ...

and opened to critical acclaim, winning the Regard Original Award. Rebella shot himself in 2006 at the age of 32. He is buried at

Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo Cementerio del Buceo is a cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was established in 1872. It is located in the ''barrio'' of Buceo, near the shores of the River Plate. Nearby is the British Cemetery. Notable burials * Rafael Barradas (1890–1 ...

.''El Observador''
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1974 births 2006 suicides Catholic University of Uruguay alumni People from Montevideo Suicides by firearm in Uruguay Uruguayan film directors Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo 20th-century screenwriters {{screen-writer-stub