Fernando Vallejo

Writing

Fernando Vallejo

Born October 24, 1942 · Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia (age 83)

Luis Fernando Vallejo Rendón is a Colombian-Mexican writer, biologist, thinker, and filmmaker. His works explore social issues from his native Colombia, such as drug trafficking and contract killing, as well as topics considered taboo in Colombian and Latin American society, including homosexuality and pedophilia, among others.

Known For

Crónica rojaCrónica roja · 1979
Crónica roja
6.11979
MovieDrama
After one is arrested - possibly unjustly - for murder, the lives of two brothers spiral out of control.
Veras GiftVeras Gift · 2016
Veras Gift
2016
MovieDrama
Vera is a dancer who is madly in love with Anton. Every year, to celebrate a special event, she looks for an original gift for Anton. But this time, an unnamed man intervenes to do something that could change their lives forever.
Fragments of LoveFragments of Love · 2016
Fragments of Love
5.52016
MovieRomanceDrama
Rodrigo, a piano-tuner and former composer fallen on hard times, begins a love affair with the soon-to-be-married Susana. When a bomb in the city of Medellín nearly kills them, Rodrigo and Susana surrender to their attraction and fall into each other’s arms. Cocooned in her apartment above the vibrant city, Susana opens up to him every night and tells him a story of each of the different men from her past. Her stories inspire him to compose again, but his obsession makes him jealous and paranoid. When Susana finally leaves her fiancée to be with Rodrigo, he becomes obsessed with her fidelity.
Our Lady of the AssassinsOur Lady of the Assassins · 2000
Our Lady of the Assassins
7.22000
MovieCrimeDrama
World-weary author Fernando has returned to his native Colombia to live out his days in peace. But Fernando's once-quiet hometown has become a hotbed of violence, drugs, and corruption. On the brink of despair, Fernando meets Alexis, a beautiful but hardened street kid who lives by the rule of the gun. Together, they forge an unlikely relationship.
Barrio de campeonesBarrio de campeones · 1981
Barrio de campeones
7.31981
MovieDramaAction
Extended family in working-class neighborhood; story mostly focuses on a young man who aspires to a pro boxing career, his grandma and the restaurant she owns.
In the StormIn the Storm · 1982
In the Storm
5.41982
MovieDramaThriller
In the storm is a Mexican film of the year 1980 directed by Fernando Vallejo. The film is about the time of La Violencia in Colombia. Vallejo wanted to make the film in Colombia, however he found numerous obstacles to film it in the country so he decided to do it in Mexico with Mexican actors and recreating the Colombian landscapes in that country.
El golfo que vio una estrellaEl golfo que vio una estrella · 1955
El golfo que vio una estrella
8.01955
MovieComedyDrama

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