FILM DIRECTOR
Rodrigo García
1959 - Today
Rodrigo García
Rodrigo García Barcha (born 24 August 1959) is a Colombian and Mexican television and film director, screenwriter, author and former cinematographer, best known for his films Nine Lives (2005), Mother and Child (2009), Albert Nobbs (2011), Last Days in the Desert (2015), as well as his work on the HBO drama series In Treatment. He also created, wrote, and directed the award-winning web series Blue (2012–2015), starring Julia Stiles, for which he won an IAWTV Award in 2014. In 2021 García released his first memoir, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo García is the 999th most popular film director (up from 1,094th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 84th in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Rodrigo García ranks 999 out of 2,041. Before him are Shawn Levy, Martin Frič, Helmut Dietl, Matt Reeves, Irwin Allen, and Fyodor Khitruk. After him are Xie Jin, Ágnes Hranitzky, Eugeniusz Bodo, Yasushi Akimoto, Gareth Evans, and Ben Sharpsteen.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Shawn Levy
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 993
Martin Frič
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 994
Helmut Dietl
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 995
Matt Reeves
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 996
Irwin Allen
1916 - 1991
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 997
Fyodor Khitruk
1917 - 2012
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 998
Rodrigo García
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 999
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,000
Ágnes Hranitzky
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,001
Eugeniusz Bodo
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,002
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,003
Gareth Evans
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,004
Ben Sharpsteen
1895 - 1980
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,005
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Rodrigo García ranks 255. Before him are Steven Knight, John Hawkes, Phil Brown, D. H. Peligro, Steve Stevens, and Atsushi Uchiyama. After him are Robert Greene, Momoe Yamaguchi, Renée Fleming, Hallgrímur Helgason, Margaret Gardiner, and Wolfgang Rolff.
Others Born in 1959
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Steven Knight
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 249
John Hawkes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 250
Phil Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 251
D. H. Peligro
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2022
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 252
Steve Stevens
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 253
Atsushi Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 254
Rodrigo García
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 255
Robert Greene
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 256
Momoe Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 257
Renée Fleming
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 258
Hallgrímur Helgason
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 259
Margaret Gardiner
CELEBRITY
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 260
Wolfgang Rolff
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 261
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Rodrigo García ranks 74 out of 356. Before him are Hernán Gaviria (1969), Rubén Salazar Gómez (1942), Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1932), Mario Yepes (1976), Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (1798), and Antanas Mockus (1952). After him are José María Obando (1795), Rafael Reyes (1849), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867), David Ospina (1988), and Xiomara Acevedo (null).
Others born in Colombia
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Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 68
Rubén Salazar Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 69
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2024
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 70
Mario Yepes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 71
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1878
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 72
Antanas Mockus
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 73
Rodrigo García
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 74
José María Obando
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 75
Rafael Reyes
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1921
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 76
José Eustasio Rivera
WRITER
1888 - 1928
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 77
Miguel Abadía Méndez
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 78
David Ospina
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 79
Xiomara Acevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 80
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Colombia
Among film directors born in Colombia, Rodrigo García ranks 1. After him are Ciro Guerra (1981).
