Jorge Prelorán

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Jorge Prelorán

Directing May 28, 1933

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jorge Prelorán was an Argentine-American filmmaker renowned for his ethnographic documentaries that intimately portrayed the lives and cultures of rural communities in Argentina.…

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Hermógenes Cayo (Imaginero)

Hermógenes Cayo (Imaginero)

7.8 1969 Movie
Quilino

Quilino

8.0 1966 Movie
Claudia

Claudia

10.0 1972 Movie
Medardo Pantoja

Medardo Pantoja

6.0 1969 Movie
Venganza

Venganza

1954 Movie
Chucalezna

Chucalezna

6.5 1968 Movie
Trapiches caseros

Trapiches caseros

1965 Movie
Iruya

Iruya

1968 Movie
Casabindo

Casabindo

1965 Movie
Cochengo Miranda

Cochengo Miranda

9.0 1975 Movie
It Happened in Hualfin

It Happened in Hualfin

7.4 1965 Movie
Valle fértil

Valle fértil

9.0 1972 Movie

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Jorge Prelorán was an Argentine-American filmmaker renowned for his ethnographic documentaries that intimately portrayed the lives and cultures of rural communities in Argentina. His pioneering work in "ethnobiography" combined anthropological research with cinematic storytelling, offering deep insights into his subjects' personal experiences. Notable films include Hermógenes Cayo (1969) and Luther Metke at 94 (1980), the latter earning an Academy Award nomination. Prelorán's extensive body of work is preserved at the Smithsonian Institution's Human Studies Film Archives, ensuring his contributions to documentary filmmaking and cultural preservation continue to be recognized.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    Jorge Prelorán, el cine de un humanista

    Movie himself

  2. 1994
    Obsesivo

    Movie Director

  3. 1989
    Zulay, Facing the 21st Century

    Movie Director

  4. 1983
    My Aunt Nora

    Movie Director

  5. 1982
    Don Emilio and His Little Doctors

    Movie Thanks

  6. 1980
    Luther Metke at 94

    Movie Director

  7. 1978
    Zerda's Children

    Movie Director

  8. 1977
    The Ona People: Life and Death in Tierra del Fuego

    Movie Director

  9. 1976
    Eva's Man

    Movie Thanks

  10. 1975
    Cochengo Miranda

    Movie Director

  11. 1972
    Valle fértil

    Movie Writer

  12. 1972
    Claudia

    Movie Director

  13. 1972
    La iglesia de Yavi

    Movie Director

  14. 1971
    Manos pintadas

    Movie Director

  15. 1969
    Hermógenes Cayo (Imaginero)

    Movie Writer

  16. 1969
    Medardo Pantoja

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1969
    Araucanos de Ruca Choroy

    Movie Cinematography

  2. 1968
    Iruya

    Movie Director

  3. 1968
    Chucalezna

    Movie Director

  4. 1967
    La feria de Yavi

    Movie Director

  5. 1967
    Un tejedor de Tilcara

    Movie Director

  6. 1966
    Quilino

    Movie Director

  7. 1965
    It Happened in Hualfin

    Movie Director

  8. 1965
    Trapiches caseros

    Movie Director

  9. 1965
    Casabindo

    Movie Director

  10. 1965
    Feria en Simoca

    Movie Director

  11. 1957
    The unvictorious one

    Movie Director

  12. 1954
    Venganza

    Movie Director

  13. —
    Castelao (Biografía de un ilustre gallego)

    Movie Director of Photography