Arturo Acevedo Vallarino
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Died1950 (aged 76–77)
OccupationDirector
Knownfor
- La tragedia del silencio (1924)
- Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925)
Arturo Acevedo Vallarino | |
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 Arturo Acevedo Vallarino in 1925 | |
| Born | 1873 |
| Died | 1950 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | Director |
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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).
He sold a timber plantation to buy his first movie camera.[3] In 1920, he founded the production company, Acevedo e Hijos.[4]
Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father, General Ramón Acevedo. In 1894 he graduated as a dentist. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.[1]
