Arturo Acevedo Vallarino

Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950)[2] was a Colombian film director known for the silent films La tragedia del silencio (1924) and Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925). In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a timber plantation.[3] In 1920, he founded production company Acevedo e Hijos.[4]

Arturo Acevedo Vallarino
Arturo Acevedo Vallarino in 1925
Born1873
Bogotá[1]
Died1950
NationalityColombian
OccupationDirector
Known for

Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father, General Ramón Acevedo. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.[1]

References
  1. "Acevedo Family". Banrepcultural. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. Torres, Rito Alberto. ""Hemos de tener un arte propio" (II): la importancia de "La tragedia del silencio" en un periodo fundacional de nuestra cinematografía" (in Spanish). Fundación Patrimonio Fílmico Colombiano. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. "Los Acevedo hacen cine" (in Spanish). Eltiempo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. "INTERVIEW WITH GONZALO ACEVEDO" (in Spanish). Lablaa. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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