Salvador Garmendia

Writing

Salvador Garmendia

Born June 11, 1928 · Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Died May 13, 2001 · aged 72

Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for Tan desnuda como una piedra.

Known For

La LloronaLa Llorona · 1991
La Llorona
2.01991
MovieHorror
In César Miguel Rondón's adaptation, a different origin story is presented. The fisherman Ismael (Félix Loreto) is unfaithful to his wife Cayita (Ana Karina) with a witch, Carmelina (Ileana Aloma). She swears revenge when she sees Ismael return to Cayita's arms and casts a curse that will cause the fisherman's death, setting his house on fire. Faced with the tragic event, Cayita, frightened, screams and begs the townspeople for help to save her son, who was inside the house when the fire started. Cayita's son dies alongside Ismael. It is then that she, crazed with grief, cries out for her son for eternity.
TVenezuelaTVenezuela · 1969
TVenezuela
1969
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
An analysis of the history of television in Venezuela, subjected to economic power and market interests. The film explores the messages that television reproduces through its "anchors" and the much-criticised soap operas.
FiebreFiebre · 1976
Fiebre
9.01976
Movie
Vidal Rojas, an opponent of the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez, after failing in a subversive attempt and suffering a romantic disappointment, decides to enlist in the revolutionary groups in the interior of the country.
El General López Contreras: La TransiciónEl General López Contreras: La Transición · 1997
El General López Contreras: La Transición
1997
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Juan TopochoJuan Topocho · 1979
Juan Topocho
7.01979
MovieComedy
Bittersweet comedy by Cesar Bolivar about a quiet and humble villager who becomes a faith healer.
La Virgen de ChiquinquiráLa Virgen de Chiquinquirá · 1983
La Virgen de Chiquinquirá
1983
MovieDrama
A Marian devotion is born when a Venezuelan woman finds an image and people come to the protection of the Virgin during a plague.
Todos los días son sábadosTodos los días son sábados · 1977
Todos los días son sábados
8.01977
Movie
Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathwaysRómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways · 2000
Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways
2000
Movie
An intimate look at the Venezuelan intellectual Rómulo Gallegos through photographs, footage and testimonies from people who knew him as an educationalist, politician and novelist.

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