Lisandro Duque Naranjo (born 30 October 1943) is a Colombian

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and

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. He has directed ten films since 1974. His 1983 film ''

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'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film ''Amok (1983 film), Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican ...

. His 2001 film, '' The Invisible Children'', was selected as the Colombian entry for the

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at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1983) *'' Visa U.S.A'' (1986) * '' Milagro en Roma'' (1988) *'' Los niños invisibles'' (2001) *''Los actores del conflicto'' (2008) *''El Soborno del Cielo'' (2016)

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* 1943 births Living people Colombian film directors Colombian screenwriters Colombian male screenwriters People from Valle del Cauca Department {{Colombia-film-director-stub