Pablo Trapero

Pablo Trapero (born 4 October 1971) is an Argentine film producer, editor, and director.[1] He is considered one of the biggest creative forces in Latin American cinema.

Pablo Trapero
Born (1971-10-04) 4 October 1971
San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationFilm producer, film editor, film director

Biography

Pablo Trapero was born in San Justo, Argentina in 1971. In 1999 he directed his first feature, Mundo Grúa, which won the Critics Prize at Venice.

In 2002, he opened his production company, Matanza Cine, that produces films for fellow filmmakers, as well as his own. His second feature, El Bonaerense (2002) premiered at Cannes, Familia Rodante (2004) at Venice, and Nacido y Criado (2006) at Toronto.

In 2008, Leonera, presented in Competition at Cannes, showcased the talent of Martina Gusman, muse, actress and producer of the cineaste. He returned to Cannes with Carancho (2010) and Elefante Blanco (2012), both in Un Certain Regard. His films have been covered in some of the most important festivals, receiving critical acclaim and awards.

He has sat on the main festival juries at Venice, San Sebastian and Locarno, among others. In 2014 he served as President of Un Certain Regard in Cannes. In 2015 the Ministry of Culture of France awarded him Chevallier l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, becoming the first South American director in receiving this honor.

With his film, The Clan, he won the Silver Lion for Best Director in Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

Director, Scriptwriter and Producer

Director Only

  • Mocoso malcriado (1993)
  • Negocios (1995)
  • Naikor, La Estación de Servicio (2001)

Producer Only

  • La Libertad (2001)
  • La Mecha (2003)
  • Ciudad de María (2002)
  • Mi Mejor Enemigo (2005)
  • Dí Buen Día a Papá (2005)
  • Géminis (2005)

Television
Pablo Trapero in 2014
  • Ensayo (2003) - TV series
gollark: I fear that some sort of computer troubleshooting class may just end up teaching people to blindly try one specific thing they learned instead of... actually problem-solving. Which would admittedly be better than now.
gollark: People just see an error of some sort, and immediately their brain shuts down, even if it specifies what to do about it.
gollark: A useful skill people seem to lack is any ability whatsoever to solve basic problems with computers, but that's hard to teach.
gollark: You can argue about physics being useful and english literature not or whatever, but it's outweighted by how much anyone involved actually cares.
gollark: Generally, things the students in question actually want to learn, instead of whatever random junk they don't.

References
  1. Pablo Trapero at the Internet Movie Database
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