Person
Jacobo Penzo
Directing · 1948–2020 · Carora, Venezuela
Biography
Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.
Known for
Night Music
Director
Caño Mánamo
Writer
Borrador
Director
El mar del tiempo perdido
Assistant Director
El afinque de Marín
Director
En territorio extranjero
Director
La propia gente
Writer
The House of Water
Director
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
Director
Sons of the Earth
Writer
Filmography
- 2022Sons of the EarthWriter
- 2012Cabimas, Donde Todo ComenzóDirector
- 2005BorradorDirector
- 1995Congo MiradorDirector
- 1994En territorio extranjeroDirector
- 1988Night MusicDirector
- 1984The House of WaterDirector
- 1983Caño MánamoWriter
- 1981La propia genteWriter
- 1980El mar del tiempo perdidoAssistant Director
- 1979El afinque de MarínDirector
- 1977Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own MotorcycleCamera Operator
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