Mariana Rondón (born 1966 in
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the f ...
, Lara state) is a Venezuelan cinema director, screenwriter, producer and visual artist. She studied at
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (San Antonio de los Baños International School), in
Cuba
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, and later animation in
France
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. In 1990 she created the Andean Multinational Company “Sudaca Films” together with other Latin American film makers.
Cinematography
Among her works are ''Calle 22'' (''Street 22''), a short film which won an award at the Biarritz Festival in 1994 and ''A la media noche y media'' (''At Midnight and a Half'') in 1999.
In 2007 she directed and produced ''
Postales de Leningrado'' (''Postcards From Leningrad''), an autobiographical film (her parents were members of the Venezuelan guerrilla movement Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)
Mariana Rondón, un imaginario polifacético
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In 2013 she released her new film ''Pelo Malo'' ('' Bad Hair''), which went on to win the Golden Shell award
References
External links
Filmmaker's website
1966 births
Living people
Venezuelan women film directors
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