Sergio Cabrera (director)
Sergio Cabrera (born April 20, 1950 in Medellín , Colombia ) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter .
life and work
Sergio Cabrera grew up in Medellín as the son of Spanish immigrants. His father was an actor and his mother a theater director. At the age of ten, the family moved to China and he completed his schooling there. He began to study philosophy in Beijing , but returned to Colombia in 1968. From 1969 to 1973 he was a member of the Colombian guerrilla movement Ejército Popular de Liberación . From 1975 he studied film studies at the London Film School before returning to Colombia in 1977 as a film director.
As a director and producer, he was responsible for more than 500 commercial commercials. He has also worked as a screenwriter and director on more than 30 short films and five feature films. He became internationally known in 1993 for his film The Strategy of the Snail . Since 1992 he has also worked as a director for Spanish and Colombian television series.
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: The strategy of the snail (La estrategia del caracol)
- 1996: llona llega con la lluvia
- 2004: Perder es cuestión de método
- 2004: Ciudadano Escobar
Web links
- Sergio Cabrera in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sergio Cabrera in the German and English version of The international artist database
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SURNAME | Cabrera, Sergio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Medellin , Colombia |