Edmundo Aray

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Edmundo Aray

Born November 16, 1936 · Maracay, Venezuela

Died June 26, 2019 · aged 82

Poet, critic, filmmaker and cultural promoter. He belonged to the literary groups Sardio (1956-1962) and Techo de la Ballena (1963-1968). Creator of the magazine Rocinante (1969-1978). Founder in 1974 of the Committee of Filmmakers of Latin America. He was also a founding member of the Foundation of New Latin American Cinema and its Superior and Directive councils. He served as general director of…

Known For

Dead wellDead well · 1967
Dead well
7.01967
MovieDocumentary
Dead Well (Pozo muerto, 1967) is a Venezuelan documentary directed by Carlos Rebolledo and produced by the avant-garde collective El Techo de la Ballena. Through a series of testimonies from residents of the oil towns of Cabimas and Lagunillas, the film recounts the human cost of Venezuela’s oil industry. Tracing the country's petroleum history from the 1922 Barroso II oil well blowout to the late 1960s, it exposes the exploitation, poverty, and environmental devastation endured by communities along the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo. Filmed in black-and-white on 35mm, the documentary is regarded as a landmark work of the New Latin American Cinema.
LídiceLídice · 2013
Lídice
2013
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the nazi massacre of Lidice, in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Venezuela tres tiempos (Fragmentos del anti-desarrollo)Venezuela tres tiempos (Fragmentos del anti-desarrollo) · 1972
Venezuela tres tiempos (Fragmentos del anti-desarrollo)
7.01972
MovieDocumentary
A motion picture of the economic and social situation in current Venezuela, through three characters affected one way or another by dependency and neocolonialism.
Simón Bolívar, ese soy yoSimón Bolívar, ese soy yo · 1994
Simón Bolívar, ese soy yo
9.01994
MovieHistory
In Simón Bolívar, ese soy yo, Venezuelan filmmaker Edmundo Aray begins his cinematic cycle devoted to Latin America’s independence heroes with a poetic and symbolic animated film that reimagines the life and myth of Simón Bolívar.
Simón Rodríguez, ese soy yoSimón Rodríguez, ese soy yo · 2010
Simón Rodríguez, ese soy yo
2010
MovieAnimation
Animation film about Venezuelan philosopher Simón Rodríguez.
Entangling ShadowsEntangling Shadows · 1998
Entangling Shadows
5.81998
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.
José Martí, ese soy yoJosé Martí, ese soy yo · 2005
José Martí, ese soy yo
2005
MovieAnimation
Animation film about José Martí.
Tiempo de HéroesTiempo de Héroes · 2011
Tiempo de Héroes
2011
MovieDocumentary
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Entangling ShadowsEntangling Shadows · 1998
Entangling Shadows
5.81998
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.

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