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Fernando Birri (1925-2017)

Birthplace:
Santa Fe, Argentina

Born:
March 13, 1925

Died:
December 27, 2017

Biography from TheMovieDB

Fernando Birri was an Argentinian filmmaker, poet, painter, teacher and film school founder, and has been a key figure in Latin American cinema.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1951  One Is One

Director:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo

Screenplay:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo

Script:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo

Sound:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo

Thanks:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo
2019  Atenas

Writer:
1951  One Is One
1951  Selinunte, i templi addormentati
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane
1954  Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
1958  Toss Me a Dime
1959  The First Foundation of Buenos Aires
1962  Flooded Out
1963  La Pampa Gringa
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Che, Buenos Aires
1967  Castagnino Diario Romano
1979  ORG
1981  Compañero Fernando
1984  Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet by Fernando Birri
1984  Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)
1985  Mi hijo el Che
1988  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1998  Entangling Shadows
1999  Century of the Wind
1999  Che: muerte de la utopia?
2011  El Fausto Criollo
2019  Atenas

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