Person
Carlos Azpúrua
Directing · Born 1950-01-15 · Caracas, Venezuela
Biography
Venezuelan filmmaker, known for the film Disparen a matar (Shoot to Kill) from 1991, which won the Best Debut Film award at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema and was a finalist for the Goya Award for Best Latin American Production. The film continues his preference for politically and socially charged cinema, presented with strong narrative skill and solid execution. Another notable film is Amaneció de golpe from 1998, a powerful drama about terrorism and violence, co-produced by Venezuela, Mexico, and Cuba, with a screenplay by the renowned playwright José Ignacio Cabrujas.
Known for
Caño Mánamo
Director
El afinque de Marín
Camera Operator
Amazonas, el negocio de este mundo
Researcher
Fast Food Off the Shelf
Executive Producer
La propia gente
Writer
Yo hablo a Caracas
Director
Borrador
2005
Coup at Daybreak
Director
La batalla de los puentes
Director
Shoot to kill
Director
Filmography
- 2020La batalla de los puentesDirector
- 2017Cabrujas en el país del disimulo
- 2015Sabino vive: las últimas fronterasDirector
- 2011Fast Food Off the ShelfExecutive Producer
- 2006Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti?Director
- 2005Borrador
- 1998Coup at DaybreakDirector
- 1990Shoot to killDirector
- 1987Amazonas, el negocio de este mundoResearcher
- 1983Caño MánamoDirector
- 1981La propia genteWriter
- 1979El afinque de MarínCamera Operator
- 1978Yo hablo a CaracasDirector
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