Juan Pablo Rebella (born 1974, in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

– died July 5, 2006) was a

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and

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Biography

He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied

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. 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 took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film '' Fahrenh ...

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

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1974 births 2006 suicides 2006 deaths Catholic University of Uruguay alumni Mass media people from Montevideo Suicides by firearm in Uruguay Uruguayan film directors Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo 20th-century screenwriters {{screen-writer-stub