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Jacobo Penzo
Carora, Venezuela
Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section…
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Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.
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2022
Sons of the Earth
Movie Director
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2012
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
Movie Director
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2005
Borrador
Movie Director
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1995
Congo Mirador
Movie Director
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1994
En territorio extranjero
Movie Director
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1988
Night Music
Movie Editor
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1984
The House of Water
Movie Director
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1983
Caño Mánamo
Movie Writer
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1981
La propia gente
Movie Writer
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1980
El mar del tiempo perdido
Movie Assistant Director
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1979
El afinque de Marín
Movie Director
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1977
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle
Movie Camera Operator
