FILM DIRECTOR

Fernando Birri

1925 - 2017

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Fernando Birri (March 13, 1925 – December 27, 2017) was an Argentine film maker and theorist. He was considered by many to be the father of the new Latin American cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Birri is the 1,203rd most popular film director (down from 1,098th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 444th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Argentinean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fernando Birri ranks 1,203 out of 2,041. Before him are Leonid Osyka, Denys de La Patellière, Byron Haskin, Arne Skouen, Raymond Depardon, and Rafael Azcona. After him are Basil Dearden, Freddie Francis, Nelly Kaplan, Lee Tamahori, Buddy Van Horn, and John Grierson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Fernando Birri ranks 419. Before him are Yuliya Borisova, Anne V. Coates, June Lockhart, Eddi Arent, Brandãozinho, and Ali Bozer. After him are Ngiratkel Etpison, James Mellaart, Lucien Carr, Alec McCowen, Juan Francisco Lombardo, and Fernand Decanali. Among people deceased in 2017, Fernando Birri ranks 430. Before him are Shyla Stylez, Tore Eriksson, Bano Qudsia, Martin McGuinness, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, and Frank Schepke. After him are Girija Devi, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Daniel Viglietti, Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev, Chris Roberts, and Peter Härtling.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Fernando Birri ranks 496 out of 1,154. Before him are Hebe de Bonafini (1928), Oscar Más (1946), José Varacka (1932), Ezequiel Garay (1986), Victoria Villarruel (1975), and Alfredo Pérez (1929). After him are Nelly Kaplan (1931), Rodolfo Fischer (1944), Ricardo Montaner (1957), Sebastián Rulli (1975), Joaquín Correa (1994), and Gastón Gaudio (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Argentina

Among film directors born in Argentina, Fernando Birri ranks 8. Before him are Gaspar Noé (1963), Fernando Solanas (1936), Luis Puenzo (1946), Andy Muschietti (1973), Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1924), and María Luisa Bemberg (1922). After him are Nelly Kaplan (1931), Juan José Campanella (1959), Lucrecia Martel (1966), Sebastián Lelio (1974), Damián Szifron (1975), and Pablo Trapero (1971).

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