Hugo Covarrubias

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Hugo Covarrubias

Born November 2, 1977 · Santiago, Chile (age 48)

Hugo Covarrubias is a Chilean stop-motion director and animator. He is the founder of the Maleza theater company, pioneers in mixing theater with animation, where he co-directs the plays "Maleza" and "Un Poco Invisible". Director of the short films "El Almohadón de Plumas" and "La Noche Boca Arriba". With Zumbástico Studios, he has directed the series "El Ogro y el Pollo", "Horacio y los Plasticin…

Known For

GabrielGabriel · 2024
Gabriel
2024
MovieAnimationDrama
A clown experiences life along with its ups and downs.
BeastBeast · 2022
Beast
6.92022
MovieAnimationDrama
Inspired by real events, "Bestia" enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in her mind and a country.
La Noche Boca ArribaLa Noche Boca Arriba · 2012
La Noche Boca Arriba
2012
MovieAnimationFantasy
A man has a motorcycle accident. Upon arriving at the hospital he begins to have strange hallucinations of a past that does not seem to be his. Here he begins a journey that will collapse the limits of his own reality. Chilean stop motion animated short film, based on the homonymous story by Julio Cortázar.
The Star-Pajama BoyThe Star-Pajama Boy · 2024
The Star-Pajama Boy
2024
MovieAnimationDrama
The colorful dreams of a child seeking to escape from a reality he doesn't understand
El Payaso y su PenaEl Payaso y su Pena · 2024
El Payaso y su Pena
2024
MovieAnimationDrama
Marcos is a boy who is about to appear in front of the audience of a talent show, but when he finally enters the stage to sing, his voice breaks, ending with him experiencing a panic attack on stage.
Despertar de los restosDespertar de los restos · 2012
Despertar de los restos
7.02012
MovieAnimationDocumentary
A stop-motion documentary that describes the artificial mummification (black and red mummies) of the Chinchorro culture, a pre-hispanic society of fishermen and hunter-gatherers who practiced funeral rites with sophisticated techniques for body preservation 7,000 years ago, originating on the Camarones coast of Chile.
El almohadón de plumasEl almohadón de plumas · 2007
El almohadón de plumas
7.02007
MovieAnimationDrama
Animation short based on a story by Horacio Quiroga.

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